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- S1 E1 - NY EarthquakeOctober 22, 200744minMost people don't think of New York City as earthquake country, but it has been shaken by significant quakes in 1737 and 1884. Take a look at the effects an earthquake would have on New York and its infrastructure.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E2 - San Andreas FaultFebruary 9, 200945minThe San Andreas Fault runs roughly 800 miles through some of the most valuable real estate in the world. The southern section hasn't had a significant quake for over 300 years and is primed and ready for another big one.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E3 - KatrinaApril 27, 200843minInflicting over $80 billion in damage and causing the deaths of over 1800 people, Hurricane Katrina was among the greatest engineering disasters in US history. But was Katrina really the "big one" New Orleans had been waiting for?Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E4 - West Coast TsunamiMay 8, 200645minWhat would happen if a massive earthquake and tsunami were to strike the West Coast of the U.S.? Experts say it could easily match the catastrophic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in scale and might. What can we do to minimize disaster?Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E5 - Glacier MeltdownSeptember 24, 200745minAs temperatures rise, a global meltdown has begun. From the Andes to the Himalayas to the Alps, glaciers are vanishing.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E6 - TsunamiApril 6, 200945minTsunamis are one of the most terrifying forces of nature, destroying all in their path. What are the enormous forces that generate these catastrophic waves deep on the ocean floor?This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E7 - Tornado Alley TwisterMay 15, 200645minWhat happens when the most intense tornado ever measured strikes? It happened once before in Oklahoma City. With winds clocked at 318 miles per hour, the monster twister carved a path through the city up to a mile wide.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E8 - Pompeii: Buried AliveFebruary 1, 199646minArchaeological director Baldasarre Conticello takes viewers on a tour of the ruins of the cities encrusted by incendiary ash when deadly Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E9 - Mega TsunamiMay 12, 200845min8,000 years before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, waves taller than the Statue of Liberty ravaged the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. 3D animation recreates the massive waves that may have changed the course of history.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E10 - Little Ice Age: Big ChillNovember 19, 20051 h 30 minFrom 1300 to 1850, a period of cataclysmic cold caused havoc. This "Little Ice Age" reshaped the world in ways that now seem the stuff of fantasy. Could another catastrophic cold snap strike in the 21st century?Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E11 - San Francisco EarthquakeApril 15, 20061 h 29 minExamine the cataclysmic earthquake that struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, and discover how the city's rush to get back in business came at a price.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E12 - New York City HurricaneMay 22, 200645minWhat would happen if a Category 3 hurricane were to hit New York City? The extensive history of Northeast hurricanes suggests that a storm of this size is a very real and dangerous possibility.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E13 - 10.0 MegaquakeJanuary 11, 20111 h 28 minThrough interviews with top earthquake experts and cutting-edge scientific experiments, explore how a real 10.0 megaquake could happen on U.S. soil -- in places you might not expect.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E14 - The Next Pompeii?November 26, 200745minIn 79 A.D., the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii and killed 5,000 people. The volcano is quiet at the moment, but the only consistency in Vesuvius' eruptive history is a lack of consistency.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E15 - Mega DroughtOctober 29, 200745minRecent warming trends in seawater and air temperature point to a possible mega-drought in the next thirty to fifty years. Could we be facing a replay of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s on an even bigger scale?Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E16 - Earth's Deadliest EruptionFebruary 8, 201044minWhen greenhouse gases escaped from depressurized lava on the Earth's surface 250 million years ago, the massive global warming that ensued wiped out 95% of the planet's species...and paved the way for dinosaurs.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E17 - Siberian ApocalypseDecember 25, 200645minOn June 30, 1908, a giant fireball exploded in the Siberian sky with a force a thousand times greater than the Hiroshima bomb, decimating 1,000 square miles of forest. What caused the apocalyptic fire in the sky?This video is currently unavailable