Perfect Storms: Disasters That Changed The World

Season 1

TV-PG

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

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

America's Deadliest Disaster
E1
America's Deadliest DisasterDocumentary 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.
Dark Age Volcano
E2
Dark Age VolcanoDark Age Volcano examines a massive 6th-century volcanic eruption in El Salvador, and its devastating impact on the Maya people living within its range and beyond. The program follows Dr. Robert Dull as he tries to prove his theory that this eruption is behind a worldwide climate change event that occurred in 536 AD. Across the globe, the Roman Empire was experiencing an equally devastating event in the sixth century-the onset of bubonic plague, which eventually brought the Empire to its knees.
Fire Twister
E3
Fire TwisterSeptember 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.
The Lost Legion
E4
The Lost Legion9 A.D. Three Roman Legions are ambushed and wiped out in a remote German forest during a thunderstorm. The severed head of Roman General Varus is sent back to Rome in a box and the Roman attempt to bring Germania into the Empire is stopped dead in its tracks. The battle helps create the boundary between Latin and Germanic Europe that exists to this day.
God's Wrath
E5
God's WrathIn 1755, a powerful earthquake shakes the city of Lisbon for an astonishing 5-6 minutes. Survivors climb out of the rubble and flee to the riverbank only to be engulfed by a massive tsunami. Then the fires start. The city burns for eight days. Tens of thousands die and Portugal is crippled as an imperial power; but out of the rubble new ideas and scientific study take route. Helping to usher in a new age, The Enlightenment.
Hitler's Frozen Army
E6
Hitler's Frozen ArmyOctober,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.