PRESS RELEASE:

NOVA’s Inside the Megastorm—a quick turn-around documentary on Hurricane Sandy—is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, November 18 as a lead-in to The Dust Bowl and will repeat Wednesday, November 21st. This late-breaking special explores the rise and deadly impact of what became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record.

The documentary airs Sunday, November 18 at 6:00 p.m. on KUED and again Wednesday, November 21 at 8:00 p.m.

Was Hurricane Sandy a freak combination of weather systems? Or are hurricanes increasing in intensity due to a warming climate? How did this perfect storm make search and rescue so dangerous?

Inside the Megastorm takes viewers moment by moment through Hurricane Sandy, its impacts and the future of storm protection. Through first person accounts from those who survived, and from experts and scientists, Inside the Megastorm gives scientific context to a new breed of storms.