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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | West Coast Tsunami | 2006-05-23 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Tornado Alley Twister | 2006-05-30 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | New York City Hurricane | 2006-06-06 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | American Volcano | 2006-06-13 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Asteroid Apocalypse | 2006-06-20 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Earthquake in the Heartland | 2006-06-27 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Yellowstone Eruption | 2006-07-04 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Windy City Tornado | 2006-07-11 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | East Coast Tsunami | 2006-07-18 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Firestorm | 2006-07-25 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Mega Freeze | 2006-08-01 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | California's Katrina | 2006-08-08 | 45 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | San Francisco Earthquake | 2006-08-15 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Comet Catastrophe | 2007-09-04 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Gamma Ray Burst | 2007-09-11 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Krakatoa's Revenge | 2007-09-18 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Hawaii Apocalypse | 2007-09-25 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Methane Explosion | 2007-10-02 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Glacier Meltdown | 2007-10-09 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Alien Infection | 2007-10-16 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | New York Earthquake | 2007-10-23 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | Mega Drought | 2007-10-30 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | Super Swarms | 2007-11-07 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | Oil Apocalypse | 2007-11-14 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | L.A.'s Killer Quake | 2007-11-20 | 45 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | The Next Pompeii? | 2007-11-28 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Hypercane | 2008-05-06 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Noah's Great Flood | 2008-05-13 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Mega Tsunami | 2008-05-20 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Volcanic Winter | 2008-05-27 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Dam Break | 2008-06-03 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Glow Train | 2008-06-11 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | Atlantis Apocalypse | 2008-06-17 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Comet Storm | 2008-06-24 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Prehistoric English Superflood | 2008-07-01 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Airborne Attack | 2008-07-08 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Deadly Jet Collision | 2008-07-15 | 45 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Toxic Cloud | 2008-07-22 | 45 min |