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Decoding Disaster

Season 1 2007

  • 2007-02-21T05:00:00Z on Discovery
  • 45m
  • 7h 30m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-02-21T05:00:00Z

1x01 Trains

Series Premiere

1x01 Trains

  • 2007-02-21T05:00:00Z45m

Investigation into rail industry standards and safety. A derailment in Maryland and a collision in London claim lives. Has railway maintenance kept up with the times or is the industry headed for disaster?

2007-02-28T05:00:00Z

1x02 Avalanches

1x02 Avalanches

  • 2007-02-28T05:00:00Z45m

Sudden avalanches can be deadly, as a group of skiiers in British Columbia discovered when they are buried.

2007-03-11T05:00:00Z

1x03 Bridges

1x03 Bridges

  • 2007-03-11T05:00:00Z45m

A section of the Bay Bridge collapses during a catastrophic earthquake in Northern California, which left victims dangling for their lives. A bridge is struck by a barge in Oklahoma.

2007-03-14T04:00:00Z

1x04 Mudslides

1x04 Mudslides

  • 2007-03-14T04:00:00Z45m

Discover the causes of landslides and how architecture adapts to unstable environments, as extreme mudslides in Venezuela create havoc and destruction.

2007-03-25T04:00:00Z

1x05 Boats

1x05 Boats

  • 2007-03-25T04:00:00Z45m

Look at the fundamental issues of boat design, as tragedy strikes when a capsized boat in New York claims the lives of 20 people. Did a boat's design contribute to the deaths?

2007-04-01T04:00:00Z

1x06 Heatwave

1x06 Heatwave

  • 2007-04-01T04:00:00Z45m

Hear survivors first-hand accounts of sweltering days they will never forget, when the Chicago and Paris heatwaves killed thousands.

2007-08-04T04:00:00Z

1x07 Mines

1x07 Mines

  • 2007-08-04T04:00:00Z45m

Two explosions cause a mine in Alabama to burn for three days, making it one of the worst coal-mining disasters in decades.

2007-04-11T04:00:00Z

1x08 Roadways

1x08 Roadways

  • 2007-04-11T04:00:00Z45m

An exploration into what caused a fire on a New Mexico highway and a tunnel fire in France which left motorists fighting flames to survive.

2007-04-18T04:00:00Z

1x09 Planes

1x09 Planes

  • 2007-04-18T04:00:00Z45m

Take a look at the results of a fatal plane crash in a New York neighbourhood and find out if the latest generation of aeroplanes is to blame.

2007-06-13T04:00:00Z

1x10 Nightclub Nightmares

1x10 Nightclub Nightmares

  • 2007-06-13T04:00:00Z45m

Including exclusive survivor interviews and rare footage, this programme takes an in-depth look at the E2 nightclub tragedy in Chicago and the Great White concert tragedy at The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The two calamities occurred three days apart in February 2003. Together, 121 lives were lost and approximately 250 people were injured.

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