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大西洋に面したニューヨークは常に暴風雨の危機にさらされている。暴風雨が直撃すれば、大都市の地下鉄などのインフラに影響するはずだ。しかしニューヨークにはそんな天候にも負けない秘密がある。番組ではCGIアニメーションを使い、グランド・セントラル駅やヴェラザノ・ナローズ・ブリッジの構造の内部まで潜入し、その秘密に迫る。

平らな土地に位置するシカゴは、夏の暑さが厳しい。40度を超える熱波に襲われることもあるのだ。しかしシカゴの町はそんな暑さに負けないようにできている。大規模な冷却システムや、熱に強い高層ビル群。オヘア国際空港も暑さに耐えられるようにできている。番組ではCGIアニメーションを使い、その内部まで潜入し、驚くべき秘密に迫る。

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.