According to a recent report by the British "Daily Mail", in the 4.5 billion years of history of the Earth, there have been many apocalyptic catastrophes: volcanic eruptions, meteor impacts, fires and ice once almost completely destroyed all life on the planet, and even threatened the existence of the Earth itself. The science of mass destruction is being explored in a new Channel 4 programme called Catastrophe, which reveals the potential future of humanity and the planet.