Documentary 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.
Documentary revealing how a volcanic eruption in El Salvador in 536 CE sent millions on tons of ash into the atmosphere, causing a worldwide mini-ice age.
September 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.
In 9 CE an alliance of Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus (Hence 'The Varian Disaster'.) This documentary examines how severe thunderstorms effected The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
1755. A powerful earthquake shakes the city of Lisbon. Survivors flee to the riverbank only to be engulfed by a massive tsunami. Fires burn for eight days. Tens of thousands die and Portugal is crippled as an imperial power.
October,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.
