How the Earth Was Made

Season 2 Episode Guide

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Season 2, Episode 13

March 2, 2010

America's Gold

Season 2, Episode 13

March 2, 2010

The formation and dispersion of gold in America is studied. Included: the Gold Rush in 1849; and recent mining in Nevada.

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Season 2, Episode 12

February 16, 2010

America's Ice Age

Season 2, Episode 12

February 16, 2010

Ice ages in Earth's history are examined, including how they occur; their impact; and when they might occur again.

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Season 2, Episode 11

February 9, 2010

Earth's Deadliest Eruption

Season 2, Episode 11

February 9, 2010

The Siberian Traps, the result of a volcanic eruption 250 million years ago, are explored. Included: the theory that the aftermath of the eruption led to a massive extinction of life on Earth.

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Season 2, Episode 10

February 2, 2010

Mt. St. Helens

Season 2, Episode 10

February 2, 2010

The creation of Mount St. Helens in Washington State is explored. Included: speculation about future eruptions similar to the deadly one in 1980.

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Season 2, Episode 9

January 26, 2010

Death Valley

Season 2, Episode 9

January 26, 2010

The origin of Death Valley and its ongoing geological changes are explored.

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Season 2, Episode 8

January 19, 2010

Everest

Season 2, Episode 8

January 19, 2010

The geology of Mount Everest and the Himalayas.

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Season 2, Episode 7

January 12, 2010

Ring of Fire

Season 2, Episode 7

January 12, 2010

The Ring of Fire, a circle of volcanoes around the Pacific, is examined. The ring, shaped like a horseshoe, goes around New Zealand, to the Aleutians and through South America.

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Season 2, Episode 6

December 22, 2009

The Rockies

Season 2, Episode 6

December 22, 2009

The formation of the Rockies is studied.

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Season 2, Episode 5

December 22, 2009

Yosemite

Season 2, Episode 5

December 22, 2009

The formation of Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is explored.

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Season 2, Episode 4

December 15, 2009

Sahara

Season 2, Episode 4

December 15, 2009

The Sahara desert in northern Africa is the subject.

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Season 2, Episode 3

December 8, 2009

The creation of the Earth is explored. Included: a study of the planet's oldest rocks and meteorites to see what they reveal about the birth of the Earth and its continued existence after it was first formed.

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Season 2, Episode 2

December 1, 2009

Vesuvius

Season 2, Episode 2

December 1, 2009

Examining Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy, which was responsible for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79.

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Season 2, Episode 1

November 24, 2009

Grand Canyon

Season 2, Episode 1

November 24, 2009

The formation of the Grand Canyon is explored.

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Premiered: February 10, 2009
Rating: TV-PG
Premise: A series examining geological features and phenomena, and the processes that formed their creation. (more)