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Destruction Decoded
S1, EP2 "Construction Disasters"Bridges and tunnels revolutionized transportation-but when they fail, tragedy follows. This episode explores the world's worst collapses and fires, including a tunnel blaze in the Alps so intense it fused 20 cars together. While bridge failures send vehicles plummeting into water or ground below, tunnel fires turn confined spaces into infernos. Why do these disasters happen, and what can be done to stop them? As we build bigger and faster, we also raise the stakes.
Destruction Decoded
S1, EP3 "Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones"Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same thing with different names, but what they also have in common is their destructive power.
Destruction Decoded
S1, EP4 "Earthquakes"Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates suddenly shift and shock waves shake the Earth's surface; they occur along fault lines -- the most active being the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean and the San Andreas Fault on the American West Coast.
Destruction Decoded
S1, EP5 "Volcanoes"Volcanoes created more than 80% of our planet's surface, but explosive eruptions can be deadly; a journey under the earth to discover why volcanoes are so dangerous.
Destruction Decoded
S1, EP6 "Tornadoes"Tornadoes are violent, rotating columns of air that can level buildings, their unpredictability makes them even more destructive; a look at how tornadoes form and if they can be stopped.
4th and Forever: DeSoto
S1, EP1 "Growing Pains"Introducing the Desoto Eagles, a dominant Texas high school football team which represents the pride and joy of an upper middle class Dallas suburb that's affectionately known as "The New Black Wall Street."
4th and Forever: DeSoto
S1, EP2 "Restless & Young"Building on the momentum the Eagles generate after their first win of the season against non-district opponent Bowie; the takeaways aren't entirely positive.
4th and Forever: DeSoto
S1, EP3 "Duncanville or Doom"The Eagles' archrival, Duncanville, are due at the Eagles Stadium on Friday, and the stakes are high; as the top two teams in the District of Doom, the district championship is likely on the line.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP5 "Fire"Examining a natural phenomenon that is both a friend and a foe to humankind, fire; dangerous and deadly fires are a fact of life, as immutable as the wind, the rain or the seasons.
Desperate Hours
"Wind"The devastating power of wind from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; the destructive Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP6 "Floods"Flash floods in Brazil, the deluge that followed Hurricane Katrina, and the overflow after the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2015 are all, to some extent, natural phenomena; examining if a changing climate is making them worse and more frequent.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP7 "Geological Disasters"Most natural disasters, including volcanoes and earthquakes, are geological disasters; avalanches, landslides, blizzards and heatwaves don't usually cause fatalities in the tens of thousands.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP8 "Nuclear and Industrial Disasters"Exploring a range of nuclear disasters and industrial accidents from across the globe.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP9 "Disasters at Sea"Exploring sagas of death and misadventure at sea, from the loss of the Titanic -- a supposedly unsinkable luxury liner -- to a routine ferry trip in South Korea that ends with heartbreaking losses.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP10 "Disasters in the Air"Behind the scenes stories of major airline and space shuttle disasters.
Desperate Hours
S1, EP11 "Road Disasters"Disasters in the air and misfortunes at sea have a large number of fatalities involved; rail journeys can be fraught with disaster.