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Seconds From Disaster
Close The Door, Load The Shotgun
Tornado Outbreak
The tornado super outbreak in April 2011 is unprecedented; over just 4 days, 360 tornadoes leave a trail of devastation as...
IWO JIMA
During World War Two, The Battle of Iwo Jima was a brutal and unforgiving fight to the death - resulting in the highest...
Deadly Solution
On 28 December 2014 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 departed Indonesia for Singapore with 162 people on board. An hour later,...
Tragic Takeoffs
An early-morning flight from Lexington, Kentucky ends in disaster when a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac.
Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max8-one of the best-selling new airplanes on Earth-plunged into the...
Deadly Deception
The plan to save a Bulgarian airliner hinges on convincing the violent hijackers that their demands have been met before the...
Mystery over the Mediterranean
Evidence from the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 leads investigators to theorize different causes for the plane’s...
Weather Stunt: Hunting Cat
Hurricanes, typhoons and major storms reach their maximum power at sea, and during that peak power thousands of marine workers...
Assassins of The Deep
We explore three different German U-Boat wrecks from the First and Second World War with marine archaeologist Dr Innes...
Danger Ahead
The sea is unpredictable. Critical decisions made in the face of danger make all the difference. What sank the ocean liner...
Savage Revenge
This episode tells the stories of two shocking revenge attacks in WW2. In 1944, in retaliation for Pearl Harbor, the Americans...
Rolex: Heroes of the Ocean With Sylvia Earle
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle is probably more at home under the sea than she is on dry land. At least, that’s where this...
Salvage Code Red
Salvage Code Red
Earthquakes
A sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an...
Wild Wind
A sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an...
Failed Invasions
The stories of two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. In 1588 King Philip II of Spain assembled...
Jane GoodAll: Saving Paradise
Access details on Nat Geo's inspiring eco-programming.
Hope For Haiti Now
Hope For Haiti Now