Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | Pressure | 2
Against The Odds30 Apr 2024

Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | Pressure | 2

Crippled by a tsunami of unprecedented scale, one of the reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is in danger of melting down. To save it, workers must do the unthinkable: Vent radioactive steam into the atmosphere, to avoid a larger catastrophe as explosive gasses build up inside the reactor core. And they must risk exposing themselves to dangerous levels of radiation to do it.

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An Exclusive Excerpt From Our New Book | 1

An Exclusive Excerpt From Our New Book | 1

We’ve got a new book! How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters is out today from Wondery and HarperCollins. Go inside life-or-death situations where every...

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Mount St. Helens | Still Alive | 4

Mount St. Helens | Still Alive | 4

Rescue helicopters finally reach the campers, Sue and Bruce, as well as other stranded survivors like TV reporter David Crockett and logger Jim Scymanky. But with nightfall approaching, Sue worries th...

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Mount St. Helens | Blast Zone | 3

Mount St. Helens | Blast Zone | 3

The survivors of the Mount St. Helens eruption find themselves in an alien world, with toppled trees, mudslides, and thick, hot ash covering everything. Unsure when or if rescue is coming, campers Sue...

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Mount St. Helens | Hell on Earth | 2

Mount St. Helens | Hell on Earth | 2

When Mount St. Helens erupts, Sue Ruff and her boyfriend Bruce Nelson are camping with four friends about 14 miles north of the volcano. They were told this was well out of range of any eruption, but ...

13 Mai 202541min

Mount St. Helens | Awakening | 1

Mount St. Helens | Awakening | 1

In March 1980, after 120 years of dormancy, the volcano Mount St. Helens in Washington State begins showing signs of life. Scientists warn that a major eruption is coming, but they’re unable to comple...

6 Mai 202543min

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Keg Point | 4

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Keg Point | 4

It's March 10, 1979—24 days since their sailboat sank and 15 days since Elmo and Randy arrived at a remote cabin, trapped, powerless to save Cindy and Jena, and consumed by guilt and grief. Once they ...

29 Apr 202538min

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Cabin | 3

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Cabin | 3

Elmo and his son Randy leave the girls behind, paddling ahead in their Sport-Yak to find help—but trouble continues to follow. Though they eventually reach the cabin, the CB radio doesn’t work, and as...

22 Apr 202543min

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Raft | 2

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Raft | 2

After a powerful storm destroys their sailboat and leaves them stranded on a remote Alaskan island, Elmo Wortman and his children build a raft, determined to reach a friend’s cabin 25 miles north. Elm...

15 Apr 202540min

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