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Perfect Storms: Disasters That Changed the World

Explore history's perfect storms and witness catastrophic moments when man and nature collided.

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Kenneth Welsh
Narrator
Aaron Rothermund
Soldier
Kevin Owen Clarke
Solider

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

America's Deadliest Disaster

43 mins

Documentary examining the hurricane that hit the island city of Galveston, Texas, in 1900. Killing more than six thousand residents it remains the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States.

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Awards

  • 2014 - Canadian Screen Award - Best History or Biography Documentary Program or Series - nominated
  • 2014 - Canadian Screen Award - Best Sound in a Documentary, Factual or Lifestyle Program or Series - nominated
  • 2013 - Canadian Screen Award - Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program or Series - nominated

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