These animations supplement the PBS Savage Earth television series, which was first broadcast in 1998 and tells the story of natural disasters. A series of flash animations, which are accompanied by explanatory text, show, in a step by step way, the action behind earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, while articles on the website explain the science of the phenomena. There are also links to other web resources, from general geophysics sites to resources specific to tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes.