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vrijdag 2 maart 2012

Ben Fogle tackles natural disasters in Sky Atlantic, 3D's 'Storm City'

Ben Fogle tackles natural disasters in Sky Atlantic, 3D's 'Storm City'

Ben Fogle is filming natural disasters series Storm City for Sky Atlantic and Sky 3D.

The four 60-minute films - which will use advanced technology to recreate natural forces - are being filmed in Canada at the moment.

Presenter Fogle is taking on a man-versus-nature experiment, which will see him simulating earthquakes, extreme winds, avalanches and floods. 3D cameras will capture every moment of destruction blow-by-blow.

The series will also include stories from people who witnessed events such as Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti earthquake, the Boxing Day Tsunami in South East Asia, the Boscastle Flash Floods and the 1987 hurricane in the South of England.

"This is an extraordinary series to work on and it will look incredible too. I've been staggered by the scale and how much I've learned about the effects that nature can have on our environment. I hope people enjoy watching it as much as I've enjoyed making it," said Fogle.

Sky's commissioning editor Celia Taylor said: "We all knew that there was an incredible 3D film to be made about natural disasters but Storm City has gone beyond that to deliver incredible science, massive stunts and highly emotive human stories that makes it compelling, breath-taking and fascinating in equal measures."

Storm City will air in the summer.