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The Best Episodes of Mega Disasters Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Mega Disasters Season 1

Mega Disasters is an American documentary television series that originally aired from May 23, 2006 to July 2008 on The History Channel. Produced by Creative...

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  1. Background image for West Coast Tsunami
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    #1 - West Coast Tsunami

    S1:E1

    The United States faces a potential tsunami threat that mirrors the catastrophic Indonesia tsunami of 2004. Just west of the Oregon coast lies the Cascadia subduction zone where the Juan de Fuca Plate is moving under the North American Plate. A major earthquake here could displace enough water to cause a massive wave to impact along the west coast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Tornado Alley Twister
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    #2 - Tornado Alley Twister

    S1:E2

    How a major tornado would impact Dallas is examined by studying the effect of a twister that struck Oklahoma City on May 4, 1999, killing 43 people and causing $1 billion in damage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - New York City Hurricane

    S1:E3

    A Category 3 hurricane hitting New York City is the scenario. Included: a history of hurricanes in the Northeast; and the origins of such storms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - American Volcano

    S1:E4

    Mount Rainier is a ticking time bomb that could dwarf the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, sending massive lahars and mudslides toward the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Asteroid Apocalypse

    S1:E5

    An asteroid hitting the Earth off the coast of Los Angeles is the scenario. Included: the theory that an asteroid strike may have been responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Earthquake in the Heartland

    S1:E6

    The New Madrid Fault could reawaken at any time and destroy St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee, like the New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-12.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Yellowstone Eruption

    S1:E7

    Yellowstone National Park lies on top of a magma chamber that is 35-miles wide, waiting to erupt. (For further information, see Yellowstone Caldera.)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Windy City Tornado

    S1:E8

    The possibility of a tornado hitting downtown Chicago is the scenario. Included is an examination of the 1967 twister that hit the suburb of Oak Lawn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - East Coast Tsunami

    S1:E9

    Cumbre Vieja, a volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, off the northwestern coast of Africa, may potentially collapse in the future. If it does, a massive tsunami will be headed right for the East coast of the United States, threatening major cities like New York, Boston, Baltimore, and Miami.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - San Francisco Earthquake

    S1:E10

    This special-edition episode examines what happened in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and its effect on San Francisco and looks at the destruction if it were to happen again today.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Mega Blast

    S1:E11

    Recalling the 1917 explosion of the ship Mont Blanc in Halifax Harbor, which left almost 2000 people dead and 6000 people homeless. Included: speculation about whether a similar disaster could occur in Boston Harbor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Mega Freeze

    S1:E12

    The possible effects of extreme climate changes around the world in a short period of time are examined. Included: how drought altered the Mayan civilization.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - California's Katrina

    S1:E13

    The Hurricane Katrina disaster is studied as a model to examine what might happen if Sacramento's levee system failed and a similar tragedy resulted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"West Coast Tsunami" is the best rated episode of "Mega Disasters" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/9/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Tornado Alley Twister".