The BEST episodes written by Thomas Lucas
#1 - Hunt For The Supertwister
NOVA - Season 31 - Episode 7
Scientists, meteorologists and storm chasers try to uncover the secrets of F5 tornadoes, the largest, most powerful and most dangerous on Earth. Included are looks at how funnels form and the devastating 2003 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, plus "tornado tourists," who pay companies to take them to the ferocious phenomena to see them first-hand.
#2 - Runaway Universe
NOVA - Season 27 - Episode 18
The program follows the efforts of two rival teams of astronomers as they search for exploding stars, map out gigantic cosmic patterns of galaxies, and grapple with the ultimate question: What is the fate of the universe?
#3 - Electric Ocean
Megastructures - Season 2009 - Episode 5
Three teams of engineers are locked in a race to harness what may be the most powerful form of green energy: swift tidal currents and battering waves, the power of the oceans. Each team believes it can solve a portion of the world's energy needs. They're testing three different machines designed to be placed in the water and convert oceanic energy into electricity. But getting the machine from the design stage to implementation is a difficult challenge and now each team prepares to install their systems and turn them on for the first time. If they succeed, they could radically change the way we power our planet.
#4 - Hammerheads: Nomads of the Sea
Shark Week - Season 1998 - Episode 3
A first time look into the science behind the schooling behavior of hammerhead sharks. Utilizing state of the art CisLunar rebreather technology, filmmaker Ken Corben documented hammerhead behavior and scientific research in Cocos Island, Hawaii, El Bajo Seamount and Galapagos.