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The 2015 Nepal Earthquake
On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and changed the country in seconds. In this episode, we explore how the quake hit, why Nepal was so vulnerable, what happened in Kathmandu…
The Morro Castle Fire
In this episode of Compact Disasters, we explore the terrifying story of the Morro Castle fire, the 1934 ocean liner disaster that turned a luxury voyage into a floating inferno off the coast of New…
The Vargas Tragedy
In this episode of Compact Disasters, we explore the Vargas Tragedy, the catastrophic floods, landslides, and debris flows that struck Venezuela in December 1999. What began as relentless rain became…
Podcasthon - When Seconds Matter: The Life-Saving Work of the UK Air Ambulance
We are very happy to participate in this 4th edition of Podcasthon. For one week, thousands of podcasts will highlight a charity of their choice and today we have the pleasure of welcoming the Lincs…
The Lake Nyos Disaster
In August 1986, a quiet volcanic lake in Cameroon suddenly released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide that silently swept through nearby villages. More than 1,700 people and thousands of animals died…
The Great Chicago Fire
In October 1871, a small fire on the southwest side of Chicago exploded into one of the most destructive urban disasters in modern history. Over three days, flames consumed entire neighbourhoods,…
The South Sea Bubble
In 1720, Britain experienced one of the first great financial disasters of the modern world. Promoted as a patriotic solution to national debt, the South Sea Company promised vast profits from…
The Vajont Dam Disaster
On the night of 9 October 1963, one of the world's tallest dams survived intact, while entire towns below it were wiped out. When a massive landslide collapsed into the Vajont reservoir in northern…
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
In the early hours of 6 July 2013, a runaway freight train carrying crude oil derailed in the centre of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, triggering massive explosions that killed 47 people and destroyed the…
The Love Canal Disaster
In the late 1970s, a quiet neighbourhood in Niagara Falls, New York became the centre of one of the most shocking environmental disasters in U.S. history. Built on top of a buried chemical dump, Love…
The 1999 Paddington Rail Crash
On the morning of 5 October 1999, two passenger trains collided head-on just outside Paddington Station during the rush hour. At 08:11 a.m., a Thames Trains commuter service passed a red signal and…
The Tri-State Tornado
On 18 March 1925, a single tornado carved a path of destruction across three U.S. states in just over three hours. Travelling more than 219 miles through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, the…
The Rana Plaza Collapse
On the morning of 24 April 2013, thousands of garment workers were ordered back into a building that engineers had declared unsafe just hours earlier. At 08:57 a.m., Rana Plaza collapsed in under two…
The Mount Pelée Eruption
On the morning of 8 May 1902, the Caribbean city of Saint-Pierre was alive with routine, unaware it had less than a minute left to exist. When Mount Pelée erupted at 07:52 a.m., a superheated…
The Icelandic Volcano that Grounded Europe
In 2010, a volcanic eruption beneath an Icelandic glacier did something no government or crisis had ever achieved. It shut down European air travel. In this Compact Disasters episode, we explore how…
The Vasa Shipwreck
How does a warship sink within minutes of launch? In this Compact Disasters episode, we explore the sinking of the Vasa, Sweden's most ambitious naval project, and how politics, pressure, and poor…
The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Discover how a powerful earthquake triggered one of the most destructive avalanches in history, wiping entire towns from the map beneath Mount Huascarán in Peru. Listen now to this devastating story…
The Huascarán Debris Avalanche
Discover how a powerful earthquake triggered one of the most destructive avalanches in history, wiping entire towns from the map beneath Mount Huascarán in Peru. Listen now to this devastating story…
The Tangiwai Rail Disaster
Listen now to our Compact Disasters episode about the Tangiwai rail disaster, where nature struck without warning and a Christmas homecoming turned into a national tragedy. Visit our website: Compact…
The Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004
On 26 December 2004, a powerful undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. In this episode, we revisit one of the deadliest…
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