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A look at how the giant supercontinent Rodinia broke up 800 million years ago. Earth鈥檚 tectonic forces ripped the land apart, kicking off a series of events that sent temperatures plummeting.
How Earth鈥檚 terrifying journey into the deep freeze started with fire, not ice. 800 million years ago, long before the age of the dinosaurs, indeed any animal life, the giant supercontinent Rodinia broke up. Earth鈥檚 vast powerful tectonic forces ripped the land apart, kicking off a series of events that resulted in huge amounts of carbon dioxide being sucked from the atmosphere and sending global temperatures plummeting.
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Sat 7 Sep 2024
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The Freezing of Earth
Duration: 03:10
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Chris Packham |
| Director | Ben Wilson |
| Producer | Catherine Gale |
| Line Producer | Raewyn Dickson |
| Composer | Paul Saunderson |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Executive Producer | Rob Liddell |
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Mon 24 Jul 2023 21:00- Wed 26 Jul 2023 23:15
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An Interview with Planet Earth
If the Earth could talk, what would it tell us?