Man runs with hand in front of face away from explosion as seen on Against The Elements (DCL) 　　Against the Elements reveals the science behind the most heart-stopping natural disasters ever captured on camera. 　　Discovery Channel’s groundbreaking forensic investigations reveal what caused these catastrophes and what weve learned from past disasters to protect us in the future. 　　Well meet the people who survived against overwhelming odds and well talk to scientists and experts whove dedicated their lives to understanding these amazing natural phenomena. 　　The forces of earth, water, wind and fire impact us all every day ... sometimes benignly, sometimes deadly. And its in that instant, that moment when ordinary weather turns extraordinary, that we realise life is an ongoing battle ... Against the Elements.