Seismic Seconds
Seismic Seconds is a documentary television series that aired in 2001 on the National Geographic Channel and Channel 4. The program analysed the causes of six incidents, five involving the loss of human life. The better-known sequel to Seismic Seconds, Seconds From Disaster, was spun off from the series.
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- Ep 1
1.The Bhopal Gas Disaster
0.0TBA23 minIn Bhopal, India, lethal methyl isocyanate gas was accidentally released from a pesticides plant run by a subsidiary of Union Carbide. Between 2,500 and 5,000 people in Bhopal died...
- Ep 2
2.The Crash of TWA 800
7.0TBA23 minOver the Atlantic Ocean, a Boeing 747 operating as TWA Flight 800 took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport. Twelve minutes into the flight the aircraft exploded and disi...
- Ep 3
3.The Eruption of Mount St. Helens
7.0TBA23 minMount St. Helens, a volcano in the state of Washington that had lain dormant for 123 years, began to experience seismic activity in March 1980. A series of earthquakes and small er...
- Ep 4
4.The Death of Ayrton Senna
4.0TBA23 minAt the San Marino Grand Prix track, multiple Formula One world championship winner Ayrton Senna lost control of his car and crashed into a circuit concrete barrier wall. Senna was...
- Ep 5
5.The Sinking of HMS Coventry
6.0TBA23 minDuring the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur), two British warships - HMS Coventry and HMS Broadsword - prepared for battle, tasked with defen...
- Ep 6
6.The Airshow Miracle
5.0TBA23 minAt the then-biannual Royal International Air Tattoo held at RAF Fairford, two Mikoyan MiG-29s flying an aerobatics routine as part of the Tattoo air display collided in mid-air. Bo...
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