Tsunami - The Wave That Shook The World (PBS Nova)

On the morning of December 26, 2004, an undersea section of the earth's crust slipped along a 700-mile-long fault off the coast of Sumatra. In one of the worst natural disasters on record, the ensuing earthquake triggered a series of destructive waves or tsunamis that claimed more than 250,000. Now Nova tells the minute-by-minute story of the 2004 tsunami, featuring the testimony of lucky survivors and gripping eyewitness video footage. In an authoritative look at tsunami science, Nova presents the first in-depth exploration of what makes the waves so destructive. And with the help of a massive wave tank, scientists assess the risk that a similar or even bigger catastrophe might one day strike U.S. coastlines. [nova] [wikipedia]

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