Deadly Disasters (2019)

S1E9 Heatwaves

While scorching temperatures above 40 degrees are routine in Saudi Arabia, Russia’s 2010 heatwave proved devastating, claiming an estimated 56,000 lives. Even more deadly was Europe’s 2003 heatwave, which killed 70,000 people. Through striking footage and expert analysis from figures like Friederike Otto, Director of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University, this episode investigates two of history’s most lethal heatwaves—uncovering why these natural phenomena have become so deadly.