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New York City ist die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt der Vereinigten Staaten und eines der bedeutendsten Wirtschaftszentren der Welt. Doch auch sie ist nicht sicher vor Naturgewalten. New York City liegt im Einzugsgebiet atlantischer Superstürme, und auch der steigende Meeresspiegel bedroht die Stadt. Wie schützt sich die Metropole vor diesen Naturkatastrophen? Um das herauszufinden, ist ein Blick unter die Oberfläche nötig. Mithilfe neuester CGI-Animation zeigt „Strip the City“ das Innere von wichtigen Bauwerken wie der Grand Central Station oder der Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Führende Ingenieure und Geologen erklären außerdem, warum das neue One World Trade Center auch dem stärksten Sturm standhalten wird und wie die U-Bahn-Tunnel vor Überflutungen geschützt werden sollen.

Using CGI animation to strip it of its steel and concrete, layer by layer, we explore the infrastructure that keeps Chicago standing amidst extreme winters and fierce summer heat waves that have ravaged the city for decades.

enice is sinking while sea levels are rising, a recipe for disaster. Using CGI animation to strip it of its steel and concrete, layer by layer, we explore the infrastructure that keeps Venice afloat through frequent floods and erosive salt water.

Tokyo, home to over 35 million people, is rocked by 1500 tremors a year, and has a volcano looming over it that is overdue to erupt. Using CGI to strip it of its layers, we explore the infrastructure that keeps Tokyo ready.

Sitting on a hurricane highway, and surrounded on every side by water, New Orleans is directly exposed. Using CGI to strip it of its steel and concrete, we explore the infrastructure that keeps New Orleans safe from 30ft waves and tropical cyclones.

Paris was built on top of ancient limestone quarries and the city's modernization has taken its toll; the streets are collapsing. Using CGI to strip it, layer by layer, we explore the infrastructure that keeps it from crumbling under its own weight.

Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of the sprawling Incan empire, is constant threatened by earthquakes, landslides, and torrential rain. Using CGI to strip it, layer by layer, we explore the infrastructure that keeps it from tumbling down the Andes mountans.

The entertainment capital of the world has been rocked by some of America's most devastating earthquakes. Despite that, downtown LA is packed with skyscrapers. Using CGI to strip it, layer by layer, we explore the infrastructure that keeps them standing.