Aired: 5/10/2010
Dust storms are common to both Earth and Mars. For hundreds of years scientists have found dust – possibly from Africa – in unusual places.
Wild winds in outer space are examined. Also: advanced CGI is used to illustrate what would happen if the winds struck San Francisco.
A hypothetical solar storm on Earth is discussed in the premiere of this three-part series, which explores what would happen if Earth was struck by powerful extraterrestrial storms.