Secrets of the Earth
Humans may think they know about Earth, but there's a lot about the third planet from the sun that most don't. This series takes a look at some of its aspects -- with which the average person may be unacquainted. Computer graphics and scientists reveal new facts about Earth that include rain triggered by cosmic rays, and canyons of gravity that warp space and time. "Secrets of the Earth" explores this world, providing data and inspiring a sense of awe that people usually feel about other celestial bodies.
- 2013-2014
- 2 seasons
- The Weather Channel
- Documentary
Humans may think they know about Earth, but there's a lot about the third planet from the sun that most don't. This series takes a look at some of its aspects -- with which the average person may be unacquainted. Computer graphics and scientists reveal new facts about Earth that include rain triggered by cosmic rays, and canyons of gravity that warp space and time. "Secrets of the Earth" explores this world, providing data and inspiring a sense of awe that people usually feel about other celestial bodies.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Death Traps
Mon, Oct 20, 2014
Quicksand; grabbing unsuspecting victims in a mortal grip. Whirlpools; the relentless swirls of water trapping entire boats in their swift vortices. Rip currents; the hidden rivers of ocean water, sweeping even strong swimmers beyond the waves.
Episode 2
Abandoned Places
Mon, Oct 27, 2014
Volcanic destruction; oxidized auto plants and overgrown homes go under the microscope; seeking to uncover the secrets of earthly repossession.
Episode 3
Strange Skies
Mon, Nov 3, 2014
Thunderstorms create gigantic, red and blue electrical shapes above the clouds; ice crystals reflect light into multiple suns; rainbows appear, and every observer sees a different one.
Episode 4
Sinkholes
Mon, Nov 10, 2014
The floor collapsed under Jeff Bush's bedroom, and he disappeared into a sinkhole never to be seen again. Sinkholes generate far below the earth surface and are capable of opening up across more than 20% of it.
Episode 5
It Fell from Space
Mon, Nov 17, 2014
The secrets behind some of the asteroids, comets and space debris that have fallen to earth; the latest technologies to detect space objects before they strike and spacecraft designed to prevent them from attacking the planet in the future.
Episode 6
Man-Made Earthquakes
Mon, Nov 24, 2014
Quakes can be triggered, not just by forces deep within the Earth, but also by giant dams and reservoirs, deep mines and the new techniques of oil drilling called fracking.
Episode 7
Animal Invaders
Mon, Dec 1, 2014
Burmese pythons in the Everglades;. Snake like fish in the Potomac. And killer bees swarming America. A lack of predators help these invasive species take control and make the US their new feeding ground.
Episode 8
The Birth and Death of the Planet
Mon, Dec 8, 2014
The development of Earth from its birth in the solar system 4 1/2 billion years ago through the cataclysmic events that created the planet we know.