Perfect Storms: Disasters That Changed the World
Explore history's perfect storms and witness catastrophic moments when man and nature collided.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Documentary, Drama
- TV-PG
Explore history's perfect storms and witness catastrophic moments when man and nature collided.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2013
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.
Episode 2
Dark Age Volcano
42 mins
Documentary revealing how a volcanic eruption in El Salvador in 536 CE sent millions on tons of ash into the atmosphere, causing a worldwide mini-ice age.
Episode 3
Fire Twister
43 mins
September 1, 1923. The Great Kanto Earthquake(7.9 magnitude) strikes Japan. Typhoon winds trigger a 'dragon twister' firestorm. Deaths exceed 120,000. In the chaos that follows, Japan is set on a new militaristic path towards WWII.
Episode 4
The Lost Legions
43 mins
In 9 CE an alliance of Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus (Hence 'The Varian Disaster'.) This documentary examines how severe thunderstorms effected The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Episode 5
God's Wrath
43 mins
1755. A powerful earthquake shakes the city of Lisbon. Survivors flee to the riverbank only to be engulfed by a massive tsunami. Fires burn for eight days. Tens of thousands die and Portugal is crippled as an imperial power.
Episode 6
Hitler's Frozen Army
43 mins
October,1941. Two gargantuan armies collide west of Moscow. It is the largest battle in human history. The Soviets are on the verge of collapse, but "General Mud" and "General Cold" arrive to stop the German advance.