TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY at 8:00PM
Our planet is warming up. Storms are becoming more powerful. This year we've seen major flooding in California, powerful typhoons sweeping across the Philippines and Japan, and a powerful Pacific storm contributing to a devastating wild fire in Maui. This week, as we approach the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and NOVA look back at some of the deadliest storms in U.S. and world history.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: FLOOD IN THE DESERT
Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 8:00pm
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: FATAL FLOOD
Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 9:00pm
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans to Illinois, leaving a million people homeless and leading to a major black migration to the North.
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NOVA: KILLER HURRICANES
Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 8:00pm
Devastating hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands in 2017. But they weren’t the first. The Great Hurricane of 1780 took nine days to blast its way across the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000—the highest known death toll of any single weather event in history. What made this superstorm so deadly?
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NOVA: KILLER FLOODS
Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 9:00pm
All over the world, scientists are discovering traces of ancient floods on a scale that dwarfs even the most severe flood disasters of recent times. What triggered these cataclysmic floods, and could they strike again? In the Channeled Scablands of Washington State, the level prairie gives way to bizarre, gargantuan rock formations.
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