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Europe: Tropical Beginnings

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Jan 1, 2015

One billion years ago there was just one great continent on earth. It began to break apart and Europe drifted away. Tectonic collisions, tropical vegetation, inland seas and hot lagoons are what temperate contemporary Europe is made of.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 5 episodes

Oceania: The Tectonic Ring of Fire,

Australia is now a solid and stable continent surrounded by more volatile neighbors. Pacific and Australian plates clash across the South Pacific causing intense geological and volcanic activity. Travel back in time through deserts, rock and fossils.

51m Jan 1, 2015

Asia: The Tectonics of Life and Death,

First Asia hurtled into Europe. Then, India crashed violently into the Asian continent. That shock gave birth to the highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas. But it also released dangerous gases believed to have caused dinosaur extinction...

51m Jan 1, 2015

Asia: Rising Mountains and Sinking Countries,

Effects from the Indo-Asian collision were felt thousands of kilometers away. The deforming pressure towards the East created Indochina, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. How else could the remains of primitive Asians have been found in Java?

51m Jan 1, 2015

Europe: Tropical Beginnings,

One billion years ago there was just one great continent on earth. It began to break apart and Europe drifted away. Tectonic collisions, tropical vegetation, inland seas and hot lagoons are what temperate contemporary Europe is made of.

51m Jan 1, 2015

Europe: A Turbulent Future,

Over time, the Atlantic Ocean widened. Then Africa moved north, struck Europe and birthed the Alps. Erosion, volcanic activity, and ice ages fashioned an extraordinarily rich and varied continent, ready for the arrival of human beings.

51m Jan 1, 2015