Two Brits in the Philippines are caught in the most devastating typhoon on record, a family's trip to France becomes a scramble for survival when torrential floods wash away their camp, and a day at a music festival goes badly wrong.
A cruise ship magician saves more than 500 passengers, a South Pacific holidaymaker gets caught in a category-five cyclone, and a summer heatwave sets fire to 31 square miles of the Costa del Sol.
The only way for Maureen and David to escape the torrential rain of Machu Picchu is across a dilapidated bridge over a raging river. In the Pacific, a 70ft racing yacht is flipped and pinned down.
Carol seeks shelter during a category-five cyclone, Paul becomes caught up in a Himalayan blizzard, and rookie storm chasers are caught up in Tornado Alley.
British backpackers are stuck in New Orleans during a stormy region's most devastating Hurricane on record.
A dream holiday in Mexico turns into a nightmare when Hurricane Wilma traps tourists in their hotel rooms for 36 hours, destroying their resort.