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Superstorm City - New York

New York City sits on one the world’s largest natural harbours, but this asset is also its greatest danger. It makes the city vulnerable to deadly superstorms from the Atlantic. So how does New York fight back and survive these deadly forces? Stunning CGI animation peels back the stone off the Grand Central Station and the steel off the Verrazano Bridge to reveal their inner workings. Leading engineers and geologists reveal how the new One World Trade Centre will remain standing whatever the weather, as its deeply rooted into super strong bedrock. Also we’ll see how they’re also designing ingenious techniques to stop the next superstorm flooding New York’s bustling Subway System using giant inflatable plugs.

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  • Originally Aired January 29, 2014
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network Science Channel
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created February 12, 2015 by
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  • Modified December 6, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Glenn Swift Director