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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_outlineA year ago this week, I covered the Amagasaki train derailment in 2005 in Japan. Why not cover a second one seven years earlier near a small town in Germany?
Videos:
- Seconds from Disaster: The Eschede derailment
- TS2018 Rail Disasters - Derailment at High Speed (1998 Eschede train disaster)
- What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe: The Eschede Disaster
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