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Doomsday Preppers
Close The Door, Load The Shotgun
Deadly Detour
When Proteus Airlines Flight 706 suddenly explodes after deviating from their flight path, investigators turn to a local...
Caught On Tape
A car dashcam captures stunning footage of the moment TransAsia Flight 235 nosedived into Taipei’s Keelung River. Facing a...
Deadly Airspace
Investigators are determined to get answers for the families of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 victims, but face political...
Deadly Distraction
En route to Salt Lake City, Delta Airlines Flight 1141 crashes just moments after lifting off from Dallas-Fort Worth airport...
Dead of Winter
En route to Boise, Idaho, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 barely lifts off the ground before its banks sharply and crashes.
Explosive Touchdown
After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion. The resulting inferno destroys the...
Icy Descent
En route to Comodora, on the Patagonian coast, SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, instantly killing...
Impossible Pitch
A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of...
Cabin Catastrophe
A mid-air explosion rocks Southwest Airlines 1380. While pilots struggle to regain control, flight attendants make a...
Pressure Point
Slamming into a mountain, Japan Airlines 123 becomes the deadliest single aircraft accident in history, and threatens to...
Dream Fighter Disaster
When a UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash, investigators uncover a minor maintenance issue with...
Mystery over the Mediterranean
Evidence from the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 leads investigators to theorize different causes for the plane’s...
Deadly Departure
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in...
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...
Parched: Toxic Waters
Illegal dumping affects a cattle farmer’s livelihood, and lax regulations for oil companies result in water contamination.
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Earthquakes
A sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an...
Floods
A sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an...