The World's Worst Disasters - Season 1

The World's Worst Disasters - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes13
DatesOct 1, 2016 - Oct 1, 2016

Episodes

Killer Volcanoes
Season 1Episode 146 min

Killer Volcanoes

Discover how volcanoes form and explore history's most devastating eruptions, including those at Indonesia's Krakatoa and the Caribbean's Mount Pelée.

Oct 1, 2016
When America Shook
Season 1Episode 246 min

When America Shook

Study the mighty tectonic forces behind some of the world's worst earthquakes, including one that all but razed San Francisco in 1906.

Oct 1, 2016
Torrents of Terror
Season 1Episode 346 min

Torrents of Terror

This episode probes the power of floods -- Earth's deadliest form of natural disaster -- and reveals why certain regions are particularly at risk.

Oct 1, 2016
Alpine Avalanches
Season 1Episode 446 min

Alpine Avalanches

Deadly avalanches strike without warning in mountains across the globe, with slides in the Alps alone claiming scores of victims every year.

Oct 1, 2016
Shattered Countries
Season 1Episode 546 min

Shattered Countries

This episode explores the most catastrophic earthquakes the world has seen in centuries, including temblors in China, India and South America.

Oct 1, 2016
Quakes From Hell
Season 1Episode 646 min

Quakes From Hell

Delve deeper into the powerful subterranean forces that cause earthquakes and survey some of the worst quakes to ever hit Japan, Turkey and China.

Oct 1, 2016
Tsunami - Killer Waves
Season 1Episode 746 min

Tsunami - Killer Waves

Learn how colossal tsunami waves form and sweep devastation in from the sea, and how authorities work to develop advanced warning systems.

Oct 1, 2016
Killer Cyclones
Season 1Episode 846 min

Killer Cyclones

Discover how monster cyclones form in the world's tropical seas and why Bangladesh remains especially vulnerable to these ferocious storms.

Oct 1, 2016
Hurricanes From Hell
Season 1Episode 946 min

Hurricanes From Hell

This episode probes the savage nature of hurricanes and the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Katrina, which engulfed New Orleans in 2005.

Oct 1, 2016
Twisters and Weird Weather
Season 1Episode 1046 min

Twisters and Weird Weather

To protect the public, scientists and storm spotters study the fury of tornadoes as they roar across the landscape, leaving destruction in their wake.

Oct 1, 2016
Extreme Weather
Season 1Episode 1146 min

Extreme Weather

Across the globe, oppressive heat waves, prolonged droughts, bitter blizzards and other extreme weather conditions can decimate entire regions.

Oct 1, 2016
Forest Fires
Season 1Episode 1246 min

Forest Fires

Although part of nature's cycle, forest fires can rage out of control, as with an inferno that consumed swaths of Indonesia in the 1990s.

Oct 1, 2016
Devastating Landslides
Season 1Episode 1346 min

Devastating Landslides

Discover some of the most devastating landslides in recorded history, including those in South America that have killed tens of thousands of people.

Oct 1, 2016

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