Disaster Deja Vu
S01:E11 - New Delhi & Hawaii
S01:É01 - S01:E01 - Haiti & Australia
In 1939 and 2009, Australia saw firestorms ravage dry forests. Haiti faced devastating earthquakes in 1842 and 2010, causing immense suffering and destruction.
S01:É02 - S01:E02 - St. Louis & China
We explore two eerily similar, deadly disasters: the 1931 Jiangsu Flood in China and the 1896 Great Cyclone Disaster in St. Louis, both among the deadliest in recorded history.
S01:É03 - S01:E03 - San Francisco & Jerusalem
San Francisco faces disaster deja vu with huge quakes in 1906 and 1989. Meanwhile, Israel battles massive locust plagues in 1915 and 2013.
S01:É04 - S01:E04 - Bangladesh & Calgary
The deadliest tornado in history hits Bangladesh, echoing a 1973 disaster. Then, a summer storm in Calgary, Alberta, unleashes a massive hailstorm, destroying homes, businesses, and cars.
S01:É05 - S01:E05 - Japan & Australia
Tokyo's most destructive quake and the strongest ever are 89 years apart. In Australia, explore how cyclones in 1897 and 2011 shaped their response.
S01:É06 - S01:E06 - Zaire & New York City
The Great Blizzard of 1888 crippled NYC, with another hitting 128 years later. Africa battles Ebola, first in 1976, then again in 1995, in the same region.
S01:É07 - S01:E07 - Galveston & Iceland
Devastating hurricanes strike Galveston, Texas, twice. Meanwhile, Iceland faces repeated volcanic eruptions, with deadly force disrupting the land more than once.
S01:É08 - S01:E08 - Chennai & Chicago
We explore the 1871 Great Fire of Chicago, the most famous in U.S. history, and another in 1934. Then, southern India faces cataclysmic flooding in 1921 and 2015.
S01:É09 - S01:E09 - Charleston & Paris
Hurricane Hazel and Hugo, two of the deadliest storms of the USA, hit Charleston, SC. Paris faces tragic summers of extreme heat, claiming thousands of lives.
S01:É10 - S01:E10 - Montreal & Peru
In Peru, deadly avalanches in 1962 and 1970 struck Mount Huascarn, destroying Ranrahirca and Yungay. Montreal faced record ice storms in 1961 and 1998, freezing the city.
S01:É11 - S01:E11 - New Delhi & Hawaii
A devastating tsunami struck Hilo, Hawaii, in the mid-1800s, and again nearly 100 years later. In New Delhi, overpopulated monkeys took over the city center twice.
S01:É12 - S01:E12 - Winnipeg & Pompeii
The Red River floods twice in a century, in 1950 and 1997. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii, and again in 1944, history repeats itself.
S01:É13 - S01:E13 - Florida & Sydney
First, Florida faces devastating winter storms twice, despite its sunny reputation. Then, Sydney sees day turn to night as dust storms engulf the city more than once.