Earth Uncut TV: Blog

Covering Super Typhoon Nepartak's Immense Landfall In Taiwan

(Earth Uncut TV) — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:55:47 GMT

Many apologies for the delay in updating the blog on the impact of super typhoon Nepartak in Taiwan - the last 7 days have been a whirlwind of travel, stress and the most violent weather on the planet!

I covered Nepartak from the hard hit city of Taitung in south eastern Taiwan which received the full force of the typhoon's northern eyewall. Check out the raw video clips below, I will be working on the full 4K stock footage over the next few days.

Viral raw video of super typhoon Nepartak smashing into Taitung, Taiwan.

Footage of destructive wind and the aftermath of Nepartak including vehicles thrown across the street like toys.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston Set to Hit Fiji Hard

(Earth Uncut TV) — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:13:56 GMT

Severe tropical storm Winston is churning across the south west Pacific ocean and poses a major threat to the islands of Fiji over the next 24 hours. The storm is currently a category 5 on the scale used by the Fiji Met Service (please note this is different to the Atlantic Saffir-Simpson scale, but Winston is still extremely strong) and is forecast to hit the main island of Viti Levu in the early hours of Sunday morning local time.

The image below is the latest forecast track issued by the Fiji Met Service.

I'll be posting regular updates on my Twitter feed so be sure to check there for the latest on Winston.

New Video Showcasing The Best Of Volcanic Eruptions In 4K

(Earth Uncut TV) — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:00:29 GMT

As part of a revamp of my Youtube channel, which will feature much more slick and edited content over the next few months, I just put together a short video highlighting the best of Earth Uncut TV's volcanic eruption footage in glorious 4K.

If you dig volcanoes and the new 4K ultra HD video resolution be sure to check this out!

Footage From Typhoon Goni As It Affected Miyakojima, Japan

(Earth Uncut TV) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:32:48 GMT

It's been an exhausting weekend documenting typhoon Goni as it blew past Miyakojima island in Japan. The worst of the storm impacted Iriomote and Ishigaki to the west late Sunday evening (23rd August) however the typhoon passed close enough to Miyakojima to warrant breaking out the camera gear and getting to work.

The video above shows the monster waves impacting the south coast of Miyakojima on 23rd August as typhoon Goni neared. And below the strong winds and torrential rain as the storm lashed Miyakojima. All these clips will be available to license via the website by the end of the week.

Expedition to Film Typhoon Goni

(Earth Uncut TV) — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:16:41 GMT

Typhoon Goni stalling off north east coast of Philippines (image courtesy NOAA.)

I have just landed on the main island of Okinawa for my 5th typhoon filming expedition of what is turning out to be a very busy Pacific storm season. Right now typhoon Goni is about to stall off the north east coast of Luzon, Philippines before making a slow turn to the north. This is good news for Luzon and Taiwan since they should avoid the worst of Goni however the southern Japanese Ryuku islands might not fair so well.

Right now it looks like Goni will pass somewhere near Ishigaki on Sunday so my plan for now is to hang tight in Naha for the next 36 hours or so.

More updates to follow.

Incredible scenes from Sinabung volcano in Indonesia

(Earth Uncut TV) — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:57:41 GMT

I have spent the last couple of days at Sinabung volcano in Indonesia. Activity at Sinabung has increased significantly over the last 3 weeks and since I was in Kuala Lumpur on a separate assignment, it made sense for me to make the short hop across the Malacca Straits to Sumatra to check out the situation.

Yesterday we witnessed remarkable scenes as large pyroclastic flows, triggered by partial collapses of the summit lava dome, roared down the flanks of the volcano. The flows, whilst spectacular, are incredibly dangerous and have destroyed large areas of farmland as well as villages over the last 2 years.

Check out the video below of what I managed to capture:

Welcome To The New Earth Uncut Website and Stock Footage Portal!

(Earth Uncut TV) — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:03:37 GMT

Welcome to the new, revamped homepage of Earth Uncut TV - a long overdue upgrade!

The website is still a work in progress however here you'll find the fastest growing private library of extreme weather, volcanic eruption and nature footage anywhere in the world. The new stock footage section of the website allows for easy navigation of all of our clips as well as direct licensing of video footage for immediate download and ingestion into your project.

In the meantime please feel free to check out our Youtube channel for hundreds of videos shot in 4K, HD and SD over the last 10 years - https://www.youtube.com/user/TyphoonHunter

- James R