NGC acting “fishy” again with two new series
By Jeff Pfeiffer
Giant fish are back in July — and not in another Syfy original movie. National Geographic Channel is debuting two new real-life series about people in search of the largest fish on the planet.
Monster Fish airs Mondays beginning July 19 and stars familiar NGC face Zeb Hogan, an explorer and conservationist who directs The Megafishes Project and who has already appeared on several of the network’s Hooked: Monster Fish specials. Zeb is on a five-year study to find and research the world’s largest freshwater fish. “I’m on a mission to discover why these monsters are disappearing … before it’s too late,” he says.
Premiere episodes of Monster Fish include:
“Flying Carp” — July 19, 10pm ET/PT. Flying fish from Asia are invading America’s waterways. Zeb investigates the mystery of how and why these fish are taking over, and what can be done to stop them. They’ve spread from Louisiana to Wisconsin, east to Cincinnati and as far west as South Dakota. They are just 40 miles from Lake Michigan, where they could infiltrate the entire Great Lakes system and push into Canada. With no natural predators, they are growing to mega proportions, jumping 10 feet in the air and injuring boaters, while threatening the natural order. [Read more →]
massive eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland — which has been felt around the world, grounding air traffic and causing extensive evacuations, major flooding and a plume of ash 30,000 feet high. With video crews on the scene, NGC got an inside look at the volcano before, during and after its eruption on April 14. This program explains the science behind the volcanic chaos, as well as the reasons for the disruptions in air travel, the biggest since 9/11. Scientists say this volcano is unpredictable — it has already melted a glacier — and could lead to a disturbance at the nearby Katla volcano, which is potentially more volatile. Naked Science: Iceland Volcano Eruption provides an in-depth report on this major volcanic event and its global impact. It airs April 29 at 8pm ET/PT.
