Tập
Nature: Episode 11
Tóm tắt
Part 2 of "Forces of the Wild" examines wind and water, two forces that shape the Earth and are each "a recipe for paradise---and for disaster." Footage includes tropical rain forests and deserts, including Death Valley (Cal.).
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Nature
- Mùa
- Mùa 16
- Tập
- Tập 11
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1998-04-27
- Thời lượng
- 53 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 11 là tập 11 trong Season 16 của Nature. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1998-04-27. Thời lượng là 53 min.
Tập trước / tập sau
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Part 1 of "Forces of the Wild," a five-part miniseries, explores the birth of the planet Earth, from the formation of the atmosphere and water to the miracle of life. Also: volcanoes and lava forms in Hawaii, and undersea volcanic zones near Iceland.
Tập 12
"Forces of the Wild" Part 3 documents the influence of the sun and the moon on life. Included: the prehistoric Stonehenge megaliths; gravity's effects on the moon and the earth; myths surrounding the seasons.
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