Acts of Humankind | National Geographic

our world is filled with beauty but also

our world is filled with beauty but also tremendous power there are forces of

tremendous power there are forces of

tremendous power there are forces of nature on our planet that can wreak

nature on our planet that can wreak

nature on our planet that can wreak incredible havoc

incredible havoc

incredible havoc [Music]

destruction and devastation forces that

destruction and devastation forces that seem unstoppable but for every act of

seem unstoppable but for every act of

seem unstoppable but for every act of nature there’s a force that is equally

nature there’s a force that is equally

nature there’s a force that is equally powerful the human spirit it’s there in

powerful the human spirit it’s there in

powerful the human spirit it’s there in local communities people risking their

local communities people risking their

local communities people risking their lives to save the lives of strangers in

lives to save the lives of strangers in

lives to save the lives of strangers in the flood the fearless rescue workers

the flood the fearless rescue workers

the flood the fearless rescue workers going into harm’s way to pull survivors

going into harm’s way to pull survivors

going into harm’s way to pull survivors from an earthquake and the firefighters

from an earthquake and the firefighters

from an earthquake and the firefighters tirelessly battling blazing forest but

tirelessly battling blazing forest but

tirelessly battling blazing forest but there’s another place where you can find

there’s another place where you can find

there’s another place where you can find it even when the storm passes the global

it even when the storm passes the global

it even when the storm passes the global community of countless researchers

community of countless researchers

community of countless researchers scientists and explorers who strive

scientists and explorers who strive

scientists and explorers who strive every day to learn everything they can

every day to learn everything they can

every day to learn everything they can to predict prepare and help us survive

to predict prepare and help us survive

to predict prepare and help us survive these destructive events the knowledge

these destructive events the knowledge

these destructive events the knowledge they gain and the stories they tell

they gain and the stories they tell

they gain and the stories they tell serve to remind us that there is another

serve to remind us that there is another

serve to remind us that there is another unstoppable force of nature on this

unstoppable force of nature on this

unstoppable force of nature on this planet much bigger than a hurricane and

planet much bigger than a hurricane and

planet much bigger than a hurricane and earthquake or a tsunami its humanity

earthquake or a tsunami its humanity

earthquake or a tsunami its humanity [Music]