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Season 2 – 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 2

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J.V. Martin

Narrator

Roger Tilling

Narrator

Geoffrey Sharp

Director

Deborah Blum

Producer

Darryl Rehr

Director

Erik Nelson

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 4, 2007 Comet Catastrophe The effects of a lethal comet-strike near the coast of San Francisco. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 11, 2007 Gamma Ray Burst Scientists believe gamma ray bursts were responsible for the mass extinction on Earth 450 million years ago; examining how cities would fare in the face of a global catastrophe. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 18, 2007 Krakatoa's Revenge The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 25, 2007 Hawaii Apocalypse Historians imagine how an event similar to the 1868 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano, which triggered two major earthquakes, would impact Hawaii today. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 2, 2007 Methane Explosion Historians imagine what might happen in a city like San Diego if a gigantic methane-gas explosion occurred in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 2, 2007 Glacier Meltdown A warmer climate may cause oceans to rise and may eventually lead to an increase in hurricanes. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 16, 2007 Alien Infection In a hypothetical, future disaster scenario, comet dust seeds Earth with a virulent virus that quickly spreads across the planet and claims millions of lives. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 23, 2007 New York Earthquake Historians imagine how modern New York City might fare if struck by earthquakes of the magnitude recorded in 1737 and 1884. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 30, 2007 Mega Drought Historians imagine what might happen to the U.S. if an extended drought were to leave the country unstable and economically depressed. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 7, 2007 Super Swarms Entomologists try to comprehend and control destructive swarms of locusts that have been plaguing mankind throughout history; American pioneers endure a swarm estimated as being 1,800 miles long and 110 miles wide. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 14, 2007 Oil Apocalypse Experts predict what might happen when the world's oil supply runs out, ranging from warfare over necessities to the development of new technology. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 21, 2007 L.A.'s Killer Quake Researchers speculate about what might happen if Los Angeles sustained a 7.5-magnitude earthquake attributable to the Puente Hills thrust fault. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 28, 2007 The Next Pompeii? Today more than 3 million people live in the danger zone surrounding Italy's Mount Vesuvius volcano, which erupted in 79 A.D., buried the Roman town of Pompeii and killed about 5,000 people. Details
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Season Info

Director
Geoffrey Sharp, Darryl Rehr
Executive Producer
Erik Nelson
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 4, 2007