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How the Earth Was Made Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
San Andreas Fault
Tue, Feb 10, 200942 mins
The discovery of the San Andreas Fault and efforts to understand it are described.
Episode 2
The Deepest Place on Earth
Tue, Feb 17, 200944 mins
The discovery of the Marianas trench was one of the first puzzle pieces that lead to the understanding of the most massive process that shapes the geology of the Earth; plate tectonics and the creation of new crust in the mid-ocean ridges and its subduction under the continents.
Episode 3
Krakatoa
Tue, Feb 24, 200944 mins
The unique geological conditions that make Krakatoa and it's successor, Anak Krakatau, extraordinarily explosive and, despite its remoteness, dangerous are explained.
Episode 4
Loch Ness
Tue, Mar 3, 200991 mins
Scotland is a ground zero for some of the most significant geologic cataclysms in Earth's history. Understanding of these titanic shifts was prompted by a mysterious lake known as Loch Ness.
Episode 5
New York
Tue, Mar 10, 200944 mins
The geological history of New York City is as superlative as it's current economic impact including; a titanic mountain rage, massive volcanic eruptions, immense glaciers and an enormous flash flood.
Episode 6
Driest Place on Earth
Tue, Mar 17, 200945 mins
Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest, oldest and deadest desert on earth. Yet it's plays host to living creatures and penguins even thrive nearby. It may provide clues to where to look for life on other, seemingly barren, planets.
Episode 7
Great Lakes
Tue, Mar 24, 200944 mins
The Great Lakes region provided geologists with much of the evidence for the frequent ice ages that visited North America. But the lakes may be a rather transient feature of the continent dependent upon the recurring ice ages to maintain their existence.
Episode 8
Yellowstone
Tue, Mar 31, 200944 mins
The evidence, structure, history and potential threat of the Yellowstone super volcano are described.
Episode 9
Tsunami
Tue, Apr 7, 200944 mins
A tsunami is a dramatic indicator of geological activity magnifying the impact into extensive coastal destruction. Scientists searching for evidence of past tsunamis to predict when they are likely to recur and how severe they are likely to be uncover a new phenomenon, the mega-tsunami.
Episode 10
Asteroids
Tue, Apr 21, 200944 mins
Most major geological processes require millions of year to become noticeable. Meteor impacts are exceptions which can cause comparable changes in seconds.
Episode 11
Iceland
Tue, Apr 28, 200945 mins
The confluence of two geological forces created and continues to build the island of Iceland. They also keep the geology active with global implications. For now the massive, but retreating, glaciers are keeping the glaciers in check.
Episode 12
Hawaii
Tue, May 5, 200944 mins
The Hawaiian Islands are a study in contradictions. The fastest growing islands on earth are also the fastest disappearing. Made of one of the hardest minerals, it crumbles at a touch. The world's most active volcano is nowhere near the typical volcanic regions. Geologists strive to understand these mysteries.
Episode 13
The Alps
Tue, May 12, 200944 mins
The Alps are known as the majestic mountain range of Europe. But their formation from a collision between Europe and Africa left an unstable structure that is now a classic study in erosion by rivers of water, ice and rock suggesting an even greater former glory. Left unexplained is why the Mediterranean Sea exists between the continents.