The World's Worst Disasters

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  • Premiered: Oct 2008
  • Episodes: 13
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  • Ended
  • Netflix
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  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Killer Volcanoes
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2008
Discover how volcanoes form and explore history's most devastating eruptions, including those at Indonesia's Krakatoa and the Caribbean's Mount Pelée.
1x2
When America Shook
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Study the mighty tectonic forces behind some of the world's worst earthquakes, including one that all but razed San Francisco in 1906
1x3
Torrents of Terror
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
This episode probes the power of floods -- Earth's deadliest form of natural disaster -- and reveals why certain regions are particularly at risk.
1x4
Alpine Avalanches
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Deadly avalanches strike without warning in mountains across the globe, with slides in the Alps alone claiming scores of victims every year.
1x5
Shattered Countries
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
This episode explores the most catastrophic earthquakes the world has seen in centuries, including temblors in China, India and South America.
1x6
Quakes From Hell
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Delve deeper into the powerful subterranean forces that cause earthquakes and survey some of the worst quakes to ever hit Japan, Turkey and China.
1x7
Tsunami - Killer Waves
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Learn how colossal tsunami waves form and sweep devastation in from the sea, and how authorities work to develop advanced warning systems.
1x8
Killer Cyclones
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Discover how monster cyclones form in the world's tropical seas and why Bangladesh remains especially vulnerable to these ferocious storms.
1x9
Hurricanes From Hell
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
This episode probes the savage nature of hurricanes and the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Katrina, which engulfed New Orleans in 2005.
1x10
Twisters and Weird Weather
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
To protect the public, scientists and storm spotters study the fury of tornadoes as they roar across the landscape, leaving destruction in their wake.
1x11
Extreme Weather
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Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Across the globe, oppressive heat waves, prolonged droughts, bitter blizzards and other extreme weather conditions can decimate entire regions.
1x12
Forest Fires
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2016
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.
1x13 Show finale
Devastating Landslides
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Discover some of the most devastating landslides in recorded history, including those in South America that have killed tens of thousands of people.

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