Mega Disasters

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Mega Disasters is an American documentary series that originally aired from May 23, 2006 through July 2008 on The History Channel. Produced by Creative Differences, the program explores the potential for disaster threats to each city, country, and the rest of the world.

Two "major disasters" of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 inspired the series and provided a reference point for many episodes. Except for only two events devoted to man-made disasters, the threats explored can be divided into three general categories: meteorological, geological, and cosmic hazards.

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Format

Each episode of the series generally follows this pattern:

1. Introduction teases disaster results from threats.
2. Background of science and scientists who warned about threats.
3. Presentation of a similar disaster before.
4. Summary of evidence.
5. The hypothetical scenario uses 3D computer animation to visually illustrate the potential details of a disaster.

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Episodes

Season 1 (2006)

Season 2 (2007)

Season 3 (2008)

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See also

• That Can Happen Tomorrow , a similar television series on The Weather Channel
• Perfect Disaster , other worst-case scenarios on Discovery Channel

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Mega Disaster on IMDb

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