Montage of several natural and factory disasters in the America in 1938. Raging waters sweep through California. Aerial of the floods damage. A small house falls into the ravine below now full of water. A wall of water hits the eastern seaboard. A man runs away from the washed up water. WS of blown over trees and cars trying to get through the floods. Montage of sailboats washed on shore and an entire harbor disrupted. In Montana, a train is derailed into a swamp. In New Jersy, tons of oil and gas are on fire at a plant. The massive fires continue for days. Aerial of fires in the middle of the city and black smoke.