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8.2/10 TV Original language(s) English Running time 45 minutes Original network The History Channel Final episode date 22 July 2008 Language English | 7.8/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of episodes 38 Production company(s) Creative Differences First episode date 23 May 2006 Distributor A&E Networks Genres Documentary film, Science | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar It Could Happen Tomorrow, Perfect Disaster, Seconds From Disaster, The Universe, Disasters of the Century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mega Disasters is an American documentary television series that originally aired from May 23, 2006 to July 2008 on The History Channel. Produced by Creative Differences, the program explores potential catastrophic threats to individual cities, countries, and the entire globe.
The two "mega-disasters" of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 inspired the series and provided a reference point for many of the episodes. Excepting only two shows devoted to man-made disasters, the threats explored can be divided into three general categories: meteorological, geological, and cosmic hazards.
Format
Each episode of the series generally follows this pattern:
- An introduction teasing the catastrophic outcome of the threat.
- A background on the science and scientists warning about the threat.
- A presentation of previous similar disasters.
- A recap of the evidence.
- A hypothetical scenario using 3D computer animation to visually depict the details of a potential disaster.
References
Mega Disasters Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA