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Secrets of the Earth

Secrets of the Earth

TV-PG2013•21m•5.3/10
Documentary

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5.3/10(3)

Computer graphics, visual analogies and a recurring cast of expert scientists combine to reveal new aspects of the world you think you know, from canyons of gravity that warp space and time to rain triggered by cosmic rays.

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Production

Flight 33 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 23, 2013

Last Aired

December 8, 2014

Networks

The Weather Channel

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Rain
Air date: 2013-05-23
Raindrops aren't only formed from condensed water vapor; some result from micrometeorites, and others deliver bacteria from the upper atmosphere.
E2
Tsunamis
Air date: 2013-05-23
Tsunamis form in the open ocean before making toward land. Science seeks not only to understand these giant waves but also predict them.
E3
Gravity
Air date: 2013-06-13
Earthquakes can actually affect Earth's gravity, and the ability of scientists to map gravitational fiels has uncovered mysterious anomalies.
E4
Goldilocks
Air date: 2013-06-20
Earth's distance from the sun is just right to sustain life, with neighbors Venus and Mars illustrating the impact of a slight difference in location.
E5
Magnetic Shield
Air date: 2013-06-27
A metallic core at the center of the Earth turns the planet into a magnet, generating a field that protects life on the surface from cosmic radiation.
E6
Blizzards
Air date: 2013-07-04
A visit to the researchers at a Colorado storm lab and an examination of lake-effect snow in northern New York reveal the science of blizzards.
E7
Tides
Air date: 2013-07-18
Water levels rise up to 50 feet at high tide in Canada's Bay of Fundy, while the Turnagain Arm in Alaska experiences 10-foot-high tidal "bore waves."
E8
Volcanoes
Air date: 2013-07-25
As evidenced by the 1815 eruption of Indonesia Mt. Tambora, volcanoes can profoundly impact the weather, producing lightning, ash and acid rain.
E9
Strangest Places
Air date: 2013-08-01
The world's most astonishing sites include extreme underwater ecosystems, steamy subterranean worlds and stratling igneous formations of lava rock.

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