Season 1
9 episodes · May 23, 2013
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- S1E1
Rain
May 23, 201321mRaindrops aren't only formed from condensed water vapor; some result from micrometeorites, and others deliver bacteria from the upper atmosphere.
- S1E2
Tsunamis
May 23, 201321mTsunamis form in the open ocean before making toward land. Science seeks not only to understand these giant waves but also predict them.
- S1E3
Gravity
Jun 13, 201321mEarthquakes can actually affect Earth's gravity, and the ability of scientists to map gravitational fiels has uncovered mysterious anomalies.
- S1E4
Goldilocks
Jun 20, 201321mEarth'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.
- S1E5
Magnetic Shield
Jun 27, 201321mA 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.
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Blizzards
Jul 4, 201321mA 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.
- S1E7
Tides
Jul 18, 201321mWater 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."
- S1E8
Volcanoes
Jul 25, 201321mAs evidenced by the 1815 eruption of Indonesia Mt. Tambora, volcanoes can profoundly impact the weather, producing lightning, ash and acid rain.
- S1E9
Strangest Places
Aug 1, 201321mThe world's most astonishing sites include extreme underwater ecosystems, steamy subterranean worlds and stratling igneous formations of lava rock.