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Preview: Season 53 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A deadly—and growing—global weather phenomenon mystifies scientists.
An invisible force is causing chaos around the globe. Follow scientists racing to understand the catastrophic "rain bombs" that are sinking ships and downing planes. Can they learn to predict these devastating weather events and save lives?
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Rain Bombs Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
An invisible force is causing chaos around the globe. Follow scientists racing to understand the catastrophic "rain bombs" that are sinking ships and downing planes. Can they learn to predict these devastating weather events and save lives?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] A monstrous weather event.
- We should not be here.
- [Narrator] Is striking again and again.
- We were trapped.
- [Narrator] Intense, highly-localized.
- Oh!
- [Narrator] And deadly.
- That thing just collapsed right on those mountains.
- It can look like a bomb went off.
- [Narrator] Researchers are trying to understand and predict them.
- This is a race to deal with the weather of the future.
- [Narrator] "Rain Bombs" on NOVA.
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