Inside 2016's Deadliest Disasters: Kumamoto Quakes, Fort McMurray Fire, Hurricane Matthew

From a firestorm that swallowed Fort McMurray to the night Haiti faced Matthew, 2016 pushed the planet to the edge. And that was only the beginning. This cinematic recap dives inside the year’s most extreme events: El Nino-fueled floods in Asuncion, the Seine surging past Paris landmarks, and Chambord’s moat rising into royal courtyards. In the Pacific, Taiwan endures a trio of supercharged typhoons, while Japan’s Kumamoto quakes unleash landslides and liquefaction that twist bridges and topple homes. Italy’s hill towns crumble before dawn, Ecuador shakes in a 7.8 megaquake, and the Atlantic sees two intense hurricanes at once before Matthew rewrites the map of loss. Along the way, experts unpack why oceans turbocharge storms, how faults tear across the Apennines, and what “insidious risk” like sea level rise really means—without easy answers. Witness rare, on-the-ground footage and hear from survivors and scientists as they reveal what we learned—and what we still can’t predict. Watch to see how these disasters connect, and what it takes to be ready next time. #ElNino #HurricaneMatthew #KumamotoEarthquake #FortMcMurray #TaiwanTyphoon #FranceFloods #ClimateChange