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Drain the Oceans (Drain the Oceans)
Historic texts tell of a mighty Ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta. Celebrated as a trade hub and visited by Greek gods it mysteriously disappears from history in the 2nd century BC. After 2000 years existing only in legend we drain away the waters of the Mediterranean to reveal this metropolis in all its former glory. Using cutting edge technology and archeological data to finally unravel the mystery behind its extraordinary rise to international fame and the terrifying events that led to its destruction.
Drain the Oceans (Drain the Oceans)
The American Civil War stretched far beyond the battlefield, into American rivers, along coastlines, and out into the world's oceans. Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of submerged evidence of the Civil War's forgotten battlegrounds. Scientific data combines with computer graphics to drain the waters and investigate a conflict that re-wrote the rules of warfare forever.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
Just minutes from touching down, China Airlines Flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport. By morning, investigators are already sifting through the charred debris on the runway, but what they find only deepens the mystery. At first it looks as though the pilots are entirely to blame for the disaster, but by the end of the exhaustive two-year investigation, it's clear the causes are far more complex.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
Only minutes after takeoff, a fire breaks out on Saudia Flight 163. The crew manages to turn the L-1011 around and land in Riyadh, but then the fire quickly engulfs the plane, killing all 301 people board. It's one of the deadliest aviation disasters of all time, and it's up to investigators to determine both the cause of the fire—and why it spread so quickly once the plane was on the ground.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
After a four-hour flight, the pilots of PenAir 3296 make their final approach to a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport. With no margin for error, their twin-engine turbojet touches down. But the crew can't stop the plane and it careens off the runway. Investigators are at a loss to explain the accident. That is, until they uncover a story of crossed wires and a treacherous tailwind.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet, skids off the runway, and bursts into flames.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
En route to the Shetland Islands, a high-tech turboprop is struck by lightning, temporarily blinding the crew and disabling their controls. The pilots declare a Mayday as the plane plunges into a terrifying nosedive. Just seconds before impact, they manage to regain control. And once they're safely on the ground, investigators uncover an unusual feature in the plane that plays a key role in this calamity.
Evacuate Earth (Evacuate Earth)
Is a "zombie apocalypse" simply a concept of fiction or could an infectious disease REALLY turn humanity into a race of vicious, seething monsters? The truth just might shock you! NGC examines one all too real scenario -- a pandemic caused by a mutated rabies virus. Experts from the fields of medicine, biology and the social sciences explain what could happen if humanity faced a deadly contagion for which there was is no cure. Through stunning dramatizations, watch as the virus makes its way from the depths of the ocean to every corner of the Earth turning humans and animals alike into individual vehicles of brutal destruction.
Evacuate Earth (Evacuate Earth)
What would life on Earth be like if the planet were ravaged by bizarre and deadly weather phenomena? Could humanity endure a massive, never-ending super storm? This program examines what could happen if a terrible miscalculation initiated a runaway greenhouse effect on Earth upsetting environmental balance and sending us to the very brink of extinction. Experts in the fields of climatology, physics, geology and disaster anthropology come together to consider disasters including super tornadoes, gamma ray lightning, ball lightning, and a giant hurricane that consumes the globe. There may be hope for mankind if we can rise to the challenge and adapt to a new Earth we barely recognize.
Science of Stupid (Science of Stupid)
In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to humiliate yourself while doing yoga on a paddleboard, injure yourself playing with bo staffs, or do both with aerial silks.
Science of Stupid (Science of Stupid)
In this episode we learn all about the science behind bob sledding, the dangers of the standing backflip and the ways you can hurt and humiliate yourself sitting on a swegway.
Science of Stupid (Science of Stupid)
In this episode we find out all about the dangers of cracking whips, the perils of jumping people and the surprising hazards of pushing a swing.
Science of Stupid (Science of Stupid)
In this episode we discover the pitfalls of sliding your kayak into the water, the inherent dangers of swinging from a bridge, and the hidden hazards of flipping from a mini trampoline.
Science of Stupid (Science of Stupid)
In this episode we discover the secrets to wake surfing, the hidden dangers with water slides and the hidden hazards to watch out for when practicing your sparring kicks.
Science of Stupid (Science of Stupid)
In this episode we find out the best way to avoid injury when kayaking over a waterfall, what to watch out for when putting your feet behind your head, and the secrets of the avalanche.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On this episode of Food Factory USA: Discover how to make more than half a million delicious Egg McMuffins every day, from English muffins to perfectly formed fried eggs; find out what it takes to become a professional oyster farmer and shucker; and visit the birthplace of America's top-selling kosher wine.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On this episode of Food Factory USA: Visit Sunkist's squeaky clean lemon headquarters in California; making freeze-dried astronaut food is a serious business; and, it's worth the drive to Texas just to get your hands on this pecan pie.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On a quest for the ultimate bacon experience, Food Factory USA tours a Texas smokehouse, learns the secrets to bacon-flavored soda, and visits the former turkey farm where crispy bacon bits are smothered in rich creamy chocolate.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On this episode of Food Factory USA: There's an army of workers behind every serving of Cold Stone ice cream; leave it to five brothers from Vietnam to perfect flaky French pastries; and, watch for flying fish while ordering crab cakes in Seattle.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
Food Factory USA explores some of the Lone Star State's favorite foods: This massive Texas smokehouse puts the magic in one of Arby's signature sandwiches; chicken-free Chick-O-Sticks candy has attracted a major cult following; and every two-ounce shot of this energy drink delivers a Texas-size wallop.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On this episode of Food Factory USA: It takes mountains of meat, onions, and hamburger buns to keep up with the hot demand for White Castle's iconic sliders; this awesome machine processes and prepares 1.7 million mandarin oranges every hour; and these heart-shaped crackers are showered with love - and sesame seeds.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On this episode of Food Factory USA: Get the inside scoop on the iconic, cult-favorite PEZ candies and their trusty dispenser sidekicks; discover the secret to making the cheez-y-est bags of crispy mini waffles; and there's plenty of "amore" in this frozen chicken Parmesan with spaghetti meal from Texas.
Food Factory USA (Food Factory USA)
On this episode of Food Factory USA: What started as a one-man labor of love has grown into a massive hot-sauce movement, and empire; discover the secret of delicious POM Wonderful pomegranate juice; and at this California factory, each and every pork tamale is hand-wrapped, steamed, and x-rayed.
Amazing Planet: Lava Driven World (Amazing Planet: Lava Driven World)
Lava is a creator, shaping Earth into what it is today. It can also be a destroyer, responsible for some of our most frightening nightmares: volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Amazing Planet: Lava Driven World takes viewers on a mesmerizing and eyebrow-singeing adventure through Earth's past, present and future to understand what the lava-driven world has in store for us.
Inferno: France's Deadly Heatwave (Inferno: France's Deadly Heatwave)
The summer of 2003 brought a devastating heatwave to France that shook the whole country. Using archive images and unpublished testimonies, we look back at how first responders fought day after day to mitigate its damage. The lessons learned are being applied today as the country and all of Europe face new risks from rising temperatures.
Witness: Disaster in Japan (Witness: Disaster in Japan)
On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck 75 miles off the eastern coast of Japan. Almost immediately, tsunami warnings blared, urging residents along Japan's coast to quickly move to higher ground. For the next several hours, residents watched in stunned horror as a series of massive waves slammed into the coast, inundating entire towns and sweeping across the countryside, laying waste to everything in its path. Throughout, amateur videographers, news crews, government agencies, tourists, and countless others were recording the sights and sounds of the unfolding catastrophe. Weaving together their footage, Witness: Japan's Disaster reconstructs the earthquake and tsunami as they happened, entirely through the eyes of those who experienced them.
Top Ten Natural Disasters (Top Ten Natural Disasters)
In this 2 hour, National Geographic special, 10 world experts formulate a list of the most important natural disasters of all time. Using eye witness video, historical archive and cutting edge CGI, they not only reveal the key moments that turned a natural phenomenon into a human catastrophe, but explain why the disaster theyve selected is a genuine game-changer, worthy of its place as a one of the Top Ten Natural Disasters.
Seconds from Disaster (Seconds from Disaster)
The tranquillity of Montserrat, an island paradise in the Caribbean, is shattered in 1995 when the Soufriere Hills erupt for the first time in recorded history. The eruption takes the population of Montserrat by surprise. Scientists flock to the island and closely monitor the volcano over the next two years. Evacuations take place and an exclusion zone is mapped out. Then at 12:45pm on June 25th 1997 two years after the first eruption a massive tremor rocks the mountain. A plume of hot ash and steam soon spews into the air; reaching 45,000 feet in a matter of minutes and shrouding half the island in darkness. There follows 25 minutes of violent activity. When the ash finally settles many hours later, a scene of total devastation is revealed; many villages are buried and 19 people are dead. Many others are lucky to be alive. Montserrat is scandalised by the deaths and an investigation gets underway to discover how and why the deaths occurred.
X-Ray Earth (X-Ray Earth)
X-raying the earth reveals a vast fault 80 miles off the Pacific Northwest coast. For over 300 years pressure has been silently building. When it slips if will generate a megaquake and tsunami that will devastate the region threatening the lives of 15 million residents living in Cascadia. Now scientists are racing to understand how bad the destruction will be when the really Big One hits.
America's Deadliest Volcano Disaster (America's Deadliest Volcano Disaster)
Forty years ago, on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted violently. It was the most deadly and devastating eruption in U.S. history. Combining eyewitness accounts with rarely seen images, this show reveals the unfolding apocalypse; from the first moments of the volcanic blast, to a 12-mile high ash plume and the lethal mudflows that raged down the mountain.
Earthquake on Everest (Earthquake on Everest)
On April 25th, an earthquake unleashed terror on Everest. Eighteen people died and 61 were injured in the worst disaster in the mountain's history. Now, never-seen-before footage from the moment the earthquake struck reveals the horror of those fatal minutes both on Everest and in surrounding Nepal where over 8,500 people died. Eyewitness accounts tell of survival and loss while scientists on the ground reveal how this disaster impacted the scientific community's knowledge of Himalayan earthquakes.
Inferno: France's Deadly Heatwave (Inferno: France's Deadly Heatwave)
The summer of 2003 brought a devastating heatwave to France that shook the whole country. Using archive images and unpublished testimonies, we look back at how first responders fought day after day to mitigate its damage. The lessons learned are being applied today as the country and all of Europe face new risks from rising temperatures.
Witness to Disaster (Witness to Disaster)
The story of the largest wildfire in Portugal's history and how it devastated a rural community. As fire fighters tried to bring it under control, fierce winds from a thunderstorm combined with the fire. It quickly became unstoppable. Fleeing locals were caught in the inferno. 205 were injured, 66 were killed. Through forensic analysis, we reveal how this event unfolded and how split-second decisions made the difference between life and death.
Hindenburg: The New Evidence (Hindenburg: The New Evidence)
Shot by amateur photographer Harold Schenck and never seen by government investigators in 1937, Hindenburg has remained essentially unknown until recently. The stunning footage of the Hindenburg's final moment starts earlier than in the other famous newsreel films - and it was shot from an entirely new angle that shows the entire length and breadth of the eight-hundred-foot-long airship. It's also the only known footage of the Hindenburg in the air before it crashes in flames. A team of crash investigators, historians, and scientists has come together to reexamine the case of the airship Hindenburg with the new film evidence in hand.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu disappears from radar over the English Channel. Word of the high-profile passenger quickly spreads and the incident becomes headline news worldwide. British investigators determine the plane broke up before it hit the water. When they finally locate the wreckage, their investigation takes a turn no one saw coming.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
When a massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, nine passengers are sucked out of the cabin. With two engines on fire, the flight crew somehow manages to land the crippled plane in Honolulu. Although investigators immediately suspect an act of terrorism is to blame, the search for answers reveals a surprise culprit.
Air Crash Investigation (Air Crash Investigation)
En route to Comodora, on the Patagonian coast, SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, instantly killing everyone on board. Argentinian investigators scour the scattered and scorched debris and find nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until a microscopic filament provides the first tangible clue.
Seconds from Disaster (Seconds from Disaster)
The tranquillity of Montserrat, an island paradise in the Caribbean, is shattered in 1995 when the Soufriere Hills erupt for the first time in recorded history. The eruption takes the population of Montserrat by surprise. Scientists flock to the island and closely monitor the volcano over the next two years. Evacuations take place and an exclusion zone is mapped out. Then at 12:45pm on June 25th 1997 two years after the first eruption a massive tremor rocks the mountain. A plume of hot ash and steam soon spews into the air; reaching 45,000 feet in a matter of minutes and shrouding half the island in darkness. There follows 25 minutes of violent activity. When the ash finally settles many hours later, a scene of total devastation is revealed; many villages are buried and 19 people are dead. Many others are lucky to be alive. Montserrat is scandalised by the deaths and an investigation gets underway to discover how and why the deaths occurred.
X-Ray Earth (X-Ray Earth)
X-raying the earth reveals a vast fault 80 miles off the Pacific Northwest coast. For over 300 years pressure has been silently building. When it slips if will generate a megaquake and tsunami that will devastate the region threatening the lives of 15 million residents living in Cascadia. Now scientists are racing to understand how bad the destruction will be when the really Big One hits.