When Weather Changed History

Season 1

A look at defining historical moments in early and modern history in which weather greatly played a factor in certain events.

Where to Watch When Weather Changed History • Season 1

10 Episodes

  • Challenger
    E1
    ChallengerA look at how cold weather may have played a factor in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which disintegrated shortly after take-off in 1986.
  • Battle of the Bulge
    E2
    Battle of the Bulge
  • Air Florida Potomac Crash
    E3
    Air Florida Potomac CrashThe story of the Potomac air disaster in which Florida Flight 90 after take-off immediately crashed into a bridge.
  • Operation Eagle Claw
    E4
    Operation Eagle ClawA look at how a dust storm contributed to the failure of Operation Eagle Claw, a rescue mission to bring hostages out of Iran.
  • Rescue from the South Pole
    E5
    Rescue from the South Pole
  • Dunkirk Evacuation
    E6
    Dunkirk EvacuationMay 26, 1940: The course of World War II is at stake as the British army attempts to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, despite severe weather. Estimates are that only about 10 percent of the troops can successfully evacuate because smaller boats are needed. Thousands of British citizens with small civilian boats volunteer to help in the effort, and in nine days, more than three hundred thousand French and British soldiers are rescued.
  • Delta 191 Crash
    E7
    Delta 191 CrashOn August 2, 1985, Delta Airlines Flight 191 is was route to Dallas, taking off from Fort Lauderdale. When the plane was landing in Texas, a strong thunderstorm named microburst caused the plane to crash.
  • Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
    E8
    Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
  • Coast Guard Rescue
    E9
    Coast Guard Rescue
  • The Race to Nome
    E10
    The Race to Nome

 

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