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In part two, we watch as the Atlantic continues to head toward the southern coast of Nova Scotia ... with dangerous consequences. Videos: Articles and books: by Bob Chaulk
info_outline Episode 244: The sinking of the SS Atlantic - Part OneDisaster Area
It's been a rough week and a half on stormy seas as you and your family make the trip from Ireland to your new home in America in March of 1873. Now finally, the ship is making a stop in Halifax to refuel and you might all be able to rest. But there will be no rest for the passengers on the SS Atlantic. Videos: Articles and books: by Bob Chaulk
info_outline Episode 243: The Kiss nightclub fireDisaster Area
It was just supposed to be a fun college party with a great band at a popular Brazil nightclub. But once the pyrotechnics came out, Kiss turned into Hell in an instant. Videos: Inside Kiss nightclub, purportedly minutes before the fire started: and Tiktok video from of the ceremony prior to the nightclub's demolition Articles and books:
info_outline Episode 242: The Itaewon Halloween crush - Part TwoDisaster Area
It was the first Halloween that the streets would be open in Seoul, South Korea, since the start of the COVID pandemic, and young people in the city couldn't wait to go celebrate in the vibrant Itaewon neighborhood. Many of them wouldn't make it home. Videos: Articles and books:
info_outline Episode 241: The Itaewon Halloween crush - Part OneDisaster Area
It was the first Halloween that the streets would be open in Seoul, South Korea, since the start of the COVID pandemic, and young people in the city couldn't wait to go celebrate in the vibrant Itaewon neighborhood. Many of them wouldn't make it home. Videos: Articles and books:
info_outline Episode 240: The Uvalde school shooting - Part FiveDisaster Area
In the final part of this series, we learn about the perpetrator as well as the investigations which have followed in the past two years. Videos: Articles and books: .
info_outline Episode 239: The Uvalde school shooting - Part FourDisaster Area
In part four of this five-part series, we watch as people realize just how flawed the police response at Robb Elementary really was. Videos: Articles and books: .
info_outline Episode 238: The Uvalde school shooting - Part ThreeDisaster Area
In part three of this five-part series, we see responding officers still preparing to approach classroom 111. Videos: Articles and books: .
info_outline Episode 237: The Uvalde school shooting - Part TwoDisaster Area
In part two of this five-part series, we see local law enforcement in Uvalde arriving at Robb Elementary, and what happens next - and what does not. Videos: Articles and books: . .k.............................................................................
info_outline Episode 236: The Uvalde school shooting - Part OneDisaster Area
In the first in this five-part series, we look at the town of Uvalde, and the first moments before a normal school day goes from calm to terrifying. Videos: Articles and books: .
info_outlineIt's early in the morning on a Tuesday when you're awakened by the shaking of your bed, of your entire home. You think for a moment it's the end of the world. You and your family make it out of your home, even though so many others do not. For a moment, you think you are safe. Then, you smell smoke.
Videos:
- A Trip Down Market Street, San Francisco - April 14th, 1906
- Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
- The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Documentary
- Footage of San Francisco's 1906 quake as it occurred
- San Francisco after the devastating earthquake in 1906 like you've never seen before in color! [HD]
Articles and books:
- The San Francisco Earthquake: A Minute-by-Minute Account of the 1906 Disaster, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
- The Museum of the City of San Francisco: Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18 - 23, 1906, along with a timeline of the graft investigation