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Season 1 – Mega Disasters

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Your car got booted while you were in the laundry discovering that they lost your favorite shirt. In short, it's been a lousy day. But it could be worse, as this unsettling series proves, using state-of-the-art computer animation to revisit past disasters and then depicting how a repeat of the catastrophe would affect the modern world.
Mega Disasters — Season 1

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J.V. Martin

Narrator

Roger Tilling

Narrator

Richard Ross

Writer

Geoffrey Sharp

Director

Geoffrey Sharp

Writer

Richard Ross

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 23, 2006 West Coast Tsunami The impact of a major earthquake/tsunami would have on the West Coast of the United States. Details Episode 2 Aired May 30, 2006 Tornado Alley Twister In May 1999, a major tornado carved a path of destruction through Oklahoma City. What would happen if the same deadly winds struck densely populated Dallas? Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 6, 2006 New York City Hurricane Explore the extensive history of northeast hurricanes; what would happen if a Category 3 Hurricane were to hit New York City. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 13, 2006 American Volcano Volcano experts map out a hazard zone and engineer a sophisticated warning system in anticipation of a possible eruption of Mount Rainier. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 20, 2006 Asteroid Apocalypse Tsunamis, firestorms and dust clouds following an asteroid impact on Earth. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 27, 2006 Earthquake in The Heartland The possibility of a killer earthquake striking America's heartland. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 4, 2006 Yellowstone Eruption A possible eruption of the Yellowstone "Mega-Volcano" may create a global cataclysm beyond human comprehension. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 11, 2006 Windy City Tornado A scenario in which Chicago is hit by three fictional tornadoes. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 18, 2006 East Coast Tsunami Using CGI and re-enactments, an 1888 tsunami sparked by an earthquake is studied to gauge the effect a similar catastrophe would have on America's East Coast. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 25, 2006 Firestorm The 1917 explosion that killed 2,000 people in Halifax, Nova Scotia, could happen again in Boston in a worse-case scenario. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 1, 2006 Mega Freeze Experts fear that an abrupt climate change could cause devastating winters in northern regions. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 8, 2006 California's Katrina The disaster in New Orleans showed how fragile a levee system can be. Experts investigate the terrifying results a similar hurricane could cause in California. Details Episode 13 Aired Aug 15, 2006 San Francisco Earthquake What would a repeat of the 1906 quake that devastated San Francisco mean for the modern city? Details
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Season Info

Director
Geoffrey Sharp
Screenwriter
Richard Ross, Geoffrey Sharp
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 23, 2006