What causes these intense weather events? What happens when they become self-generating?
Documentary special Rain Bombs screens on SBS tomorrow.
International scientists use the latest technology to investigate a highly destructive weather phenomenon – a ‘rain bomb’.
Rain bombs appear with little warning from the base of thunderclouds, generating massive rainfall and hurricane-force winds at ground level. They take lives and destroy property, but are almost unknown to the general public.
What causes these intense weather events? What happens when they become self-generating? Will they get worse at the planet warms? And can we protect homes and businesses from their incredible power?
Friday, 3 July at 8.30pm on SBS.