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NARRATOR: FROM SPACE,
EARTH APPEARS TO BE STILL.
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BUT LOOK CLOSER,
AND IT'S MOVING.
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[PEOPLE SHOUTING IN UNISON]
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NARRATOR:
SATELLITE CAMERAS CAPTURE
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SOME OF THE GREATEST
MOVEMENTS ON THE PLANET--
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THE RELENTLESS SWIRLING
OF THE ATMOSPHERE...
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THE CONSTANT SURGE OF WATER...
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[FROGS CROAKING]
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[OTTER CHITTERS]
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EVEN THE MOVEMENT
OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS.
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ALL HAVE THE POWER
TO SHAPE OUR LANDSCAPE.
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LOOKING DOWN FROM SPACE, THESE
MOVEMENTS COMBINE AND INTERACT
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TO CREATE A PLANET
UNIQUE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
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THIS NEW PERSPECTIVE IS
TRANSFORMING
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OUR UNDERSTANDING OF
THE NATURAL WORLD.
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AT A TIME WHEN EARTH'S
SURFACE IS CHANGING FASTER
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THAN AT ANY POINT
IN HUMAN HISTORY...
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THESE CAMERAS ARE REVEALING
OUR PLANET IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.
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THIS IS OUR HOME
AS WE'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
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NARRATOR: AT THIS VERY MOMENT,
THERE ARE
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OVER A THOUSAND ACTIVE
SATELLITES ORBITING EARTH.
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THEIR CAMERAS REVEAL
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SOME OF EARTH'S GREATEST
AND MOST POWERFUL MOVEMENTS,
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BUT THEY'RE ALSO CAPABLE
OF CAPTURING INCREDIBLE DETAIL.
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CENTRAL CHINA--
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THE SMALL CITY OF DENGFENG.
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IN AMONGST THE BUILDINGS,
BRIGHT RED CIRCLES,
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IN AMONGST THE BUILDINGS,
BRIGHT RED CIRCLES,
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FORMATIONS CREATED BY
SOME TRULY SPECTACULAR MOVEMENT.
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[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
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[MAN SAYING COMMANDS IN CHINESE]
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NARRATOR:
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD CHING YIU LAM
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GOES TO A VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL.
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[BOYS SHOUTING RESPONSES]
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NARRATOR: THE STUDENTS
HERE SPEND THEIR SCHOOL LIFE
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MASTERING
THE ART OF SHAOLIN KUNG FU.
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EACH INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
IS PRECISE--
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SOME FAST, SOME SLOW,
BUT ALL WITH PURPOSE.
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[STUDENTS SHOUTING IN UNISON]
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ON HIS OWN, CHING YIU IS
IMPRESSIVE.
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BUT TOGETHER WITH
HIS CLASSMATES, THEY CREATE
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SOMETHING MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL.
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[BOYS SHOUT IN CHINESE]
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NARRATOR: ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS,
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THE STUDENTS OF THIS
KUNG FU SCHOOL COME TOGETHER
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FOR A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE.
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[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENTS]
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WHEN YOU COMBINE THE MOVEMENTS
OF ONE INDIVIDUAL...
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[INSTRUCTOR SHOUTS,
STUDENTS RESPOND]
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NARRATOR:
WITH THE MOTION OF THOUSANDS,
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IT CREATES MOVEMENT
SO IMPRESSIVE,
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IT CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE.
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[STUDENTS SHOUTING IN UNISON]
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NARRATOR:
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS...
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PERFORMING AS ONE.
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PERFORMING AS ONE.
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THIS IS THE POWER OF MOVEMENT
EN MASSE.
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AND IT TAKES ON A WHOLE NEW
MEANING WHEN VIEWED FROM ABOVE.
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THE ACTIONS OF ONE INDIVIDUAL
MAY NOT SEEM SIGNIFICANT,
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BUT TOGETHER,
THEY HAVE A REAL IMPACT.
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IT IS THE SAME FOR ALL LIFE
ON OUR PLANET.
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SIX THOUSAND MILES FROM CHINA,
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THE REPETITIVE MOVEMENT
OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS HAS SHAPED
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ONE OF THE NATURAL WORLD'S
MOST EXTRAORDINARY LANDSCAPES.
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BOTSWANA, AFRICA.
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IN THE HEART OF A DESERT,
A VAST SHIMMERING FAN.
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CHANNELS OF WATER
HAVE CREATED A DELTA...
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THAT NEVER REACHES THE OCEAN
BUT DISAPPEARS INTO THE SAND--
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THE OKAVANGO.
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FROM ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE
A NETWORK OF TRACKS AND PATHS
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RUNNING THROUGH THE WETLAND--
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CROSSROADS...
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FORKS IN THE ROAD...
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ROUNDABOUTS...
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CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED
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BY AFRICA'S MOST UNLIKELY
ARCHITECT...
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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.
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[HIPPOPOTAMUSES GRUNTING]
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THE DELTA IS HOME TO BOTSWANA'S
LARGEST POPULATION OF HIPPOS.
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THEY WALLOW IN POOLS
TO ESCAPE THE HEAT.
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BUT THEY CAN'T ESCAPE
EACH OTHER.
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MALES DEFEND THEIR TERRITORY
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WHILE JUVENILES
TRY TO COPY THEM.
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THERE ARE YOUNGSTERS UNDERFOOT.
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[HIPPOPOTAMUS CALLS]
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AND THE FEMALES HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
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THEY ALL NEED JUST
A BIT MORE SPACE.
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[HIPPOPOTAMUSES GRUNTING]
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AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET
AND THE TEMPERATURE DROPS...
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THE HIPPOS LEAVE
THE POOL TO FIND FOOD.
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BUT THE BEST GRAZING SPOTS
CAN BE MORE THAN A MILE AWAY
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THROUGH THICK VEGETATION.
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THEIR ROUTES TO FEEDING GROUNDS
ARE RETRACED DAILY.
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THREE-TON BULLDOZERS
KEEPING THE PATHWAYS CLEAR.
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[HIPPOPOTAMUS CALLING]
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AND SINCE ALL JOURNEYS
ORIGINATE IN A POOL,
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THE HIPPO TRACKS ACT
LIKE RELEASE VALVES...
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ALLOWING WATER AND NUTRIENTS
TO FLOW DEEP INTO THE DELTA.
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IT'S THIS MOVEMENT THAT HELPS
TO CREATE THE CHANNELS
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THAT SUSTAIN SO MUCH LIFE
HERE IN THE OKAVANGO.
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THESE HIPPO TRACKS HAVE FORMED
A TANGLED NETWORK OF WATERWAYS
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STRETCHING
FOR OVER 5,000 SQUARE MILES...
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TRANSFORMING A DESERT
INTO AN OASIS...
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TRANSFORMING A DESERT
INTO AN OASIS...
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IN THE HEART OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.
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70% OF THE PLANET
IS COVERED BY WATER.
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ITS POWERFUL MOVEMENT
HAS ALLOWED
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LIFE TO FLOURISH ON EARTH.
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AS WATER FLOWS ACROSS
THE PLANET'S SURFACE,
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IT CREATES DIVERSE HABITATS.
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OFF ALASKA, THE YUKON RIVER
FANS OUT INTO AN INTRICATE DELTA
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AS IT REACHES THE BERING SEA.
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TINY RIVERS JOIN TOGETHER
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AS THEY CHANNEL THROUGH
AN ISLAND IN WEST AFRICA.
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BUT AS WATER FLOWS
INTO VAST OCEANS,
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ITS MOVEMENT BECOMES
HARDER TO SEE.
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BUT LOOK DOWN FROM ABOVE
AND SATELLITES CAN TRACK IT
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OR, MORE SPECIFICALLY,
THOSE USING IT.
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OFF THE COAST OF SINGAPORE,
THE BLUE IS FLECKED WITH COLOR--
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CONTAINER SHIPS.
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OVER 50,000 MERCHANT SHIPS
CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE WORLD
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THROUGHOUT THE YEAR...
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CARRYING 90% OF GLOBAL TRADE.
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AND THEY FOLLOW
SOME OF THE GREATEST MOVEMENTS
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ON THE PLANET.
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WINDS RACING OVER THE OCEAN
TRANSFER THEIR ENERGY
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INTO THE WATER BELOW,
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BECOMING AN UNSTOPPABLE,
POWERFUL FORCE,
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OCEANIC CURRENTS.
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CURRENTS ARE USUALLY INVISIBLE.
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BUT BY FOLLOWING THE SHIPS
FROM ABOVE,
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PLOTTING THE MANY THOUSANDS
OF JOURNEYS MADE EACH YEAR,
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THE PATH OF
THE CURRENTS BECOMES APPARENT.
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AS SHIPS LEAVE NEW YORK,
THEY FOLLOW A DIRECT ROUTE...
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HITCHING A RIDE ON
THE CURRENTS OF THE GULF STREAM
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ACROSS THE ATLANTIC TO EUROPE.
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ACROSS THE ATLANTIC TO EUROPE.
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TRAVELING WITH A CURRENT
MAKES AN OCEAN CROSSING
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SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFICIENT...
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[THUNDER]
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AND NOT JUST FOR SHIPS.
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BY FOLLOWING THE POWERFUL
CURRENTS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN,
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THIS BABY TURTLE
IS ABLE TO BEGIN A JOURNEY
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OF OVER A THOUSAND MILES
TO DISTANT FEEDING GROUNDS.
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UNDER THE HULLS OF SHIPS,
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CURRENTS PROPEL HUNDREDS
OF OCEAN TRAVELERS...
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FROM JELLYFISH...
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TO WHALES.
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BUT FOLLOWING THE CURRENTS
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DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE
FOR THE SHORTEST ROUTE.
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THE VOYAGE TO EUROPE FROM ASIA
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ONCE MEANT SAILING AROUND
THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.
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SO HUMANS CREATED A SHORTCUT--
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THE SUEZ CANAL...
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120 MILES
CARVED THROUGH THE SAND...
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AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN ENDEAVOR
THAT NOW SHORTENS THE JOURNEY
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BY OVER 4,000 MILES.
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LOOKING DOWN FROM ABOVE
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IN EXCEPTIONALLY
RARE CIRCUMSTANCES,
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SATELLITES TRACE
THE PATH OF A CURRENT.
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LIKE AIRPLANES,
SHIP EXHAUSTS CREATE CLOUDS,
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LEAVING TRAILS IN THE ATMOSPHERE
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THAT MIMIC THE MOVEMENT
OF THE WATER BELOW.
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WATER IS NEVER STILL.
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IT MOVES AROUND THE PLANET,
BUT IT ALSO RISES AND FALLS.
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ON THE NORTHWEST COAST
OF FRANCE,
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THE WATER SURROUNDS AND ABANDONS
THE ISLAND OF MONT SAINT MICHEL.
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THE WATER SURROUNDS AND ABANDONS
THE ISLAND OF MONT SAINT MICHEL.
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AT THE BAY OF FUNDY IN CANADA,
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THE TIDE CAN RISE BY 50 FEET
IN JUST OVER SIX HOURS...
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THE MOST EXTREME
TIDAL DIFFERENCE
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FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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BUT EVERY COASTLINE
ACROSS THE GLOBE FEELS
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THIS EBB AND FLOW.
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AND NOWHERE IS LIFE
MORE KEENLY ATTUNED
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TO THE WATER'S MOVEMENT
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THAN HERE ON THE SOUTHERN COAST
OF BANGLADESH AND INDIA.
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THIS MAZE OF WATERWAYS
IS THE SUNDARBANS.
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TWICE A DAY,
IT'S TRANSFORMED BY THE TIDE,
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BLUE...
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TO BROWN.
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AS THE WATERS FALL,
EXPOSING THE MUD BELOW...
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[ANIMALS CALLING]
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SILT FROM RIVER WATER TRAPPED
BY MANGROVE ROOTS CREATES
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A HABITAT LIKE NO OTHER--
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A HOME FOR TIMID CHITAL DEER...
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TROOPS OF MACAQUES...
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ELUSIVE BENGAL TIGERS...
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AND OVER THREE MILLION...
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[CONVERSATIONS
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
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PEOPLE.
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BHOBEN BISWASH
AND HIS SON HRIDOY LIVE
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IN THE NORTH OF THE SUNDARBANS.
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LIFE HERE REVOLVES AROUND
THE MOVEMENT OF THE TIDES.
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BHOBEN IS A FISHERMAN.
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HIS SON HRIDOY
IS LEARNING THE FAMILY TRADE.
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BUT THEY WON'T BE FISHING
WITH LINES OR POLES.
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INSTEAD, THEY'LL BE USING
TEN SMOOTH-COATED OTTERS.
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[OTTERS CALLING]
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THESE ARE NOT WILD ANIMALS.
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PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BREEDING
OTTERS SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY,
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WORKING WITH THEM
LIKE HUNTING DOGS.
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INTELLIGENT AND AGILE,
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THEY'RE EXTREMELY
PRECIOUS TO THEIR OWNERS.
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THEY'RE EXTREMELY
PRECIOUS TO THEIR OWNERS.
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[BHOBEN SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE]
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NARRATOR: BUT FISHING HERE
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DOESN'T JUST RELY
ON THE OTTERS' HELP.
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THE FAMILY'S SUCCESS DEPENDS
ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE WATER.
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AT HIGH TIDE, THOUSANDS
OF TINY INLETS CRISSCROSS
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THROUGH THE MANGROVE FOREST...
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GIVING ITS FISH
PLENTY OF ROOM TO HIDE.
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BUT AS THE MOON
ORBITS AROUND THE EARTH,
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IT'S GRAVITATIONAL PULL
ON THE OCEANS CHANGES.
215
00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:16,666
WHEN THE MOON IS OVERHEAD,
TIDES ARE HIGH.
216
00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:20,400
BUT AS THE MOON DROPS
BELOW THE HORIZON,
217
00:22:20,433 --> 00:22:23,533
THE TIDES RETREAT WITH IT.
218
00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:33,066
AT THE VERY LOWEST TIDE,
219
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:37,733
FISH ARE FORCED INTO THE FEW
REMAINING STRETCHES OF WATER.
220
00:22:37,766 --> 00:22:41,800
THE OTTERS CAN NOW GET TO WORK.
221
00:22:41,833 --> 00:22:43,800
[OTTERS CHITTERING]
222
00:22:52,900 --> 00:22:57,666
THEIR SENSITIVE WHISKERS
DETECT THE MOVEMENT OF FISH...
223
00:23:04,533 --> 00:23:07,533
AND THEY FLUSH THEM
TOWARDS THE NETS.
224
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[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
225
00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,300
NARRATOR:
YOUNG OTTERS SWIM FREELY.
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THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE LEARNING FROM THE ADULTS,
227
00:23:19,300 --> 00:23:21,866
BUT IT'S EASY TO GET DISTRACTED.
228
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,400
NARRATOR: THE OTTERS BRING IN
UP TO TWICE AS MANY FISH
229
00:23:47,433 --> 00:23:49,366
AS USING NETS ALONE.
230
00:23:50,866 --> 00:23:53,166
AND THEY TAKE THEIR CUT.
231
00:24:01,533 --> 00:24:06,700
TEN OTTERS CAN EAT
17 POUNDS OF FISH A DAY.
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BUT IT'S GETTING HARDER
FOR THESE FISHERMEN
233
00:24:09,933 --> 00:24:12,100
TO EARN A LIVING.
234
00:24:12,133 --> 00:24:19,700
LARGE SCALE FISHING AND
POLLUTION FROM GROWING INDUSTRY
235
00:24:19,733 --> 00:24:23,500
ARE DECIMATING THE FISH STOCK
IN THE SUNDARBANS.
236
00:24:23,533 --> 00:24:25,466
[OTTER CALLS]
237
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FROM WHAT WAS ONCE
OVER 200 BOATS,
238
00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,466
THIS IS NOW JUST ONE OF EIGHT
239
00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:35,033
KEEPING THIS
ANCIENT SKILL ALIVE.
240
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THE TIDE TURNS, ONCE AGAIN
FILLING THE CHANNELS,
241
00:24:41,900 --> 00:24:48,700
AND THE FISHERMEN AND OTTERS
FOLLOW THE RISING WATER HOME.
242
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THE MOVEMENT OF WATER AFFECTS
243
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ALMOST EVERY LIVING THING
ON EARTH.
244
00:25:04,366 --> 00:25:08,100
BUT TO COMPLETE
ITS JOURNEY ACROSS THE PLANET,
245
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IT MUST RELY
ON A MORE POWERFUL FORCE
246
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BECAUSE WATER DOESN'T ONLY MOVE
ACROSS THE PLANET'S SURFACE.
247
00:25:17,933 --> 00:25:21,166
IT IS CARRIED IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
248
00:25:26,433 --> 00:25:31,900
FROM A SATELLITE TAKING AN IMAGE
OF THE EARTH EVERY 15 MINUTES...
249
00:25:33,833 --> 00:25:37,333
WEATHER PATTERNS SWIRL.
250
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THE ATMOSPHERE INFLUENCES
THESE SYSTEMS...
251
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[THUNDER]
252
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WHICH BRINGS RAIN,
253
00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:54,766
SNOW,
254
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STORMS, AND FLOODS.
255
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ANIMALS ON OUR PLANET
CAN THRIVE OR FAIL
256
00:26:09,733 --> 00:26:12,900
IN RESPONSE TO THESE MOVEMENTS.
257
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KENYA, EAST AFRICA.
258
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BESIDE THE GREEN
OF A RIVERBANK...
259
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A FAMILY OF ELEPHANTS.
260
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ON THE MOVE AND FORAGING
FOR FOOD...
261
00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:52,466
THEY HAVE A NEW CALF
262
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JUST OVER A WEEK OLD.
263
00:27:01,333 --> 00:27:02,966
[CALF CALLS]
264
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AT AROUND 200 POUNDS
AND GROWING FAST,
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AT AROUND 200 POUNDS
AND GROWING FAST,
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SHE NEEDS TO DRINK
SOME 21 PINTS OF MILK A DAY.
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BUT HER MOTHER IS STRUGGLING
TO PROVIDE IT FOR HER.
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SHE HASN'T EATEN PROPERLY
IN WEEKS.
269
00:27:33,766 --> 00:27:38,133
IN FACT, THE WHOLE HERD
IS IN TROUBLE.
270
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AND TO BIOLOGISTS,
IT'S CLEAR WHY.
271
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AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
THE FAMILY IS USUALLY FOUND
272
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SIX MILES NORTH
273
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IN THE RELATIVE SAFETY
OF SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE.
274
00:28:07,966 --> 00:28:13,366
BUT THE VIEW FROM ABOVE
REVEALS THAT ALL IS NOT WELL.
275
00:28:15,366 --> 00:28:19,300
THE GROUND IS DEEP ORANGE,
276
00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:22,700
BARELY ANY SIGNS OF WATER
277
00:28:22,733 --> 00:28:26,333
OR GREEN SPOTS OF VEGETATION.
278
00:28:33,533 --> 00:28:38,166
SAMBURU IS IN THE GRIP
OF A VICIOUS DROUGHT.
279
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,100
NORTHERN KENYA HAS BEEN
STRUCK HARD
280
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BY THE PLANET'S
CHANGING CLIMATE.
281
00:28:54,100 --> 00:29:00,766
THIS YEAR HAS SEEN
25% LESS RAIN THAN USUAL.
282
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,366
THE DRY SEASON HAS BEEN EXTREME.
283
00:29:06,766 --> 00:29:10,566
ANIMALS ARE STARVING.
284
00:29:22,566 --> 00:29:26,100
A DESPERATE SEARCH
FOR FOOD HAS FORCED THE FAMILY
285
00:29:26,133 --> 00:29:29,766
TO MIGRATE OUT OF
THE SAFETY OF THE RESERVE
286
00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:34,433
TO A FEW SMALL PATCHES OF GREEN
287
00:29:34,466 --> 00:29:37,300
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO A BUSY MAIN HIGHWAY.
288
00:29:37,333 --> 00:29:39,533
[TRAFFIC NOISE]
289
00:29:42,333 --> 00:29:45,333
[ELEPHANT GRUNTING]
290
00:29:49,333 --> 00:29:53,100
SCRUBBY VEGETATION
PROVIDES A LITTLE TO EAT,
291
00:29:53,133 --> 00:29:58,600
BUT HERE THE FAMILY COULD
BE A TARGET FOR POACHERS.
292
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:07,033
ON THE GROUND,
THEIR SITUATION IS DESPERATE.
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ON THE GROUND,
THEIR SITUATION IS DESPERATE.
294
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BUT LOOKING DOWN AT THE EARTH
295
00:30:12,700 --> 00:30:15,900
REVEALS WHAT THE ELEPHANTS
CAN'T SEE.
296
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WEATHER PATTERNS
RACE ACROSS THE PLANET,
297
00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:28,100
PRECIOUS WATER
CARRIED BY THE ATMOSPHERE.
298
00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:42,233
OVER EAST AFRICA,
CLOUDS ARE FINALLY BUILDING.
299
00:30:42,266 --> 00:30:46,666
RAIN IS JUST SIX DAYS AWAY...
300
00:30:56,866 --> 00:30:59,933
BUT THE CALF IS WORN OUT.
301
00:31:06,500 --> 00:31:10,700
HER MOTHER WILL NOT
LET HER REST.
302
00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:20,300
ELEPHANTS SHARE THEIR
KNOWLEDGE AND PAST EXPERIENCES.
303
00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:27,066
AND SO THEY KNOW IT'S NOT SAFE
304
00:31:27,100 --> 00:31:31,066
TO BE SO CLOSE TO
A BUSY HIGHWAY.
305
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,766
THEY NEED TO MOVE ON.
306
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:38,200
BUT THE CALF IS TOO TIRED.
307
00:31:38,233 --> 00:31:40,266
[THUNDER]
308
00:32:11,666 --> 00:32:16,600
THIS IS THE FIRST RAIN
SHE'S EVER EXPERIENCED.
309
00:32:16,633 --> 00:32:20,300
AND IT'S A BIT OF A STRUGGLE.
310
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THE MOTHER ENCOURAGES
THE CALF TO HER FEET.
311
00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:46,866
AND NOW THEY CAN TRAVEL BACK
TO THE SAFETY OF THE RESERVE.
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SAMBURU IS TRANSFORMING.
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00:33:35,366 --> 00:33:38,133
ELEPHANTS,
SCATTERED BY THE DROUGHT
314
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AS FAR AS 40 MILES AWAY,
315
00:33:40,700 --> 00:33:44,133
ARE NOW RETURNING
TO THE RESERVE,
316
00:33:44,166 --> 00:33:47,500
AND OUR FAMILY IS WITH THEM.
317
00:34:18,166 --> 00:34:23,133
OVERNIGHT, ONE OF THE OTHER
FEMALES HAS GIVEN BIRTH.
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00:34:35,033 --> 00:34:39,033
ONE NEW LIFE INEXTRICABLY LINKED
319
00:34:39,066 --> 00:34:42,300
TO ONE OF THE GREATEST
MOVEMENTS ON EARTH.
320
00:35:03,133 --> 00:35:07,033
THE POWERFUL CIRCULATION
OF AIR AROUND THE PLANET
321
00:35:07,066 --> 00:35:10,100
CAN SUSTAIN LIFE.
322
00:35:10,133 --> 00:35:13,866
BUT AROUND THE TROPICS,
323
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AIR WARMED BY THE WATER BELOW
RISES HIGH INTO THE ATMOSPHERE,
324
00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:23,200
WHERE IT PICKS UP SPEED,
325
00:35:23,233 --> 00:35:27,566
CREATING A DEADLY NATURAL FORCE.
326
00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:35,100
LOOK DOWN OVER THE OCEAN,
AND THE CLOUDS SHIFT INTO SHAPE.
327
00:35:37,666 --> 00:35:43,300
THEY BEGIN TO SPIRAL AND RACE...
328
00:35:45,300 --> 00:35:49,933
PICKING UP ENERGY
AS THEY SPIN ACROSS THE OCEAN.
329
00:35:52,700 --> 00:35:55,300
HURRICANES.
330
00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:05,500
ON AVERAGE, ONE HURRICANE
HITS THE GULF COAST EVERY YEAR.
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00:36:13,733 --> 00:36:17,300
BUT THE VIEW FROM SPACE
HAS TRANSFORMED OUR ABILITY
332
00:36:17,333 --> 00:36:21,133
TO STUDY THESE STORMS
AND SAVE LIVES.
333
00:36:24,333 --> 00:36:30,133
AUGUST 2017--HURRICANE HARVEY.
334
00:36:30,166 --> 00:36:34,033
WEATHER SATELLITES CAPTURED
SOME OF THE CLEAREST VISUAL DATA
335
00:36:34,066 --> 00:36:36,633
ON A HURRICANE EVER SEEN.
336
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MEASURING
TWO HUNDRED MILES ACROSS
337
00:36:43,700 --> 00:36:49,066
AND WITH WIND SPEEDS
OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR,
338
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:52,833
A CRUCIAL PART OF KNOWING WHERE
HARVEY WOULD HIT
339
00:36:52,866 --> 00:36:57,933
WAS TO TRACK ITS MOVEMENTS
BY SATELLITE.
340
00:36:59,966 --> 00:37:04,133
WITH NEAR REAL-TIME DATA SENT
TO THE GROUND,
341
00:37:04,166 --> 00:37:07,333
SCIENTISTS COULD NARROW
ITS PROJECTED LANDFALL
342
00:37:07,366 --> 00:37:09,566
JUST SOUTH OF HOUSTON.
343
00:37:11,533 --> 00:37:16,100
ONCE IT HIT, THESE CAMERAS
COULD BE USED TO MONITOR
344
00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:20,133
THE EXTENT AND LOCATION
OF DEVASTATING FLOODING.
345
00:37:41,333 --> 00:37:44,566
HARVEY WAS THE MOST
POWERFUL STORM TO HIT THE U.S.
346
00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,100
SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA...
347
00:37:52,900 --> 00:37:56,500
AND THE WETTEST
IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
348
00:38:05,666 --> 00:38:10,733
AND HARVEY
WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.
349
00:38:10,766 --> 00:38:17,700
NEXT CAME IRMA, JOSE, AND KATIA
350
00:38:17,733 --> 00:38:22,933
IN ONE OF THE WORST
HURRICANE SEASONS ON RECORD.
351
00:38:27,333 --> 00:38:32,300
THE VIEW FROM ABOVE HELPED
SCIENTISTS AND DISASTER AGENCIES
352
00:38:32,333 --> 00:38:36,133
TO MONITOR THEIR MOVEMENT
AND RESPOND.
353
00:38:47,933 --> 00:38:51,633
THE VIEW FROM SPACE
ALLOWS US TO TRACK MOVEMENTS
354
00:38:51,666 --> 00:38:53,966
WITHIN OUR ATMOSPHERE
355
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:58,266
IN A WAY THAT'S
IMPOSSIBLE FROM THE GROUND.
356
00:38:58,300 --> 00:39:01,133
AND THIS NEW PERSPECTIVE
HAS MADE
357
00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:05,733
ONE OF THE EARTH'S MOST
EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENA VISIBLE,
358
00:39:05,766 --> 00:39:08,133
REVEALING A CONNECTION
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00:39:08,133 --> 00:39:08,166
REVEALING A CONNECTION
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00:39:08,166 --> 00:39:12,566
BETWEEN CONTINENTS
THOUSANDS OF MILES APART.
361
00:39:18,966 --> 00:39:21,966
A PLUME OF ORANGE...
362
00:39:24,433 --> 00:39:27,733
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES ACROSS.
363
00:39:30,533 --> 00:39:33,133
DUST.
364
00:39:37,133 --> 00:39:43,133
IT COMES FROM HERE,
NORTH AFRICA.
365
00:39:48,333 --> 00:39:53,700
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL
WHITE SCAR IN THE SAHARA DESERT
366
00:39:53,733 --> 00:39:57,333
IS ACTUALLY THE REMAINS OF
A VAST LAKE
367
00:39:57,366 --> 00:40:01,500
THAT DRIED UP
OVER A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
368
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:09,500
ONCE RICH IN LIFE,
NOW A DUST BOWL.
369
00:40:13,433 --> 00:40:17,033
WINDS WHIPPING ACROSS
THE LAKEBED
370
00:40:17,066 --> 00:40:22,500
LIFT NUTRIENT-RICH
SAHARAN DUST INTO THE AIR.
371
00:40:32,066 --> 00:40:36,633
BY FOCUSING
ON THE DUST PLUME DAY AND NIGHT,
372
00:40:36,666 --> 00:40:42,666
WE CAN SEE IT TRAVEL
MORE THAN 2,000 MILES...
373
00:40:47,266 --> 00:40:50,666
AS IT MOVES OVER THE ATLANTIC...
374
00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:09,900
TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA...
375
00:41:14,300 --> 00:41:19,633
HOME OF THE LARGEST TROPICAL
RAINFOREST IN THE WORLD.
376
00:41:22,766 --> 00:41:25,300
[THUNDER]
377
00:41:27,133 --> 00:41:30,700
IT RAINS HERE
ALMOST EVERY DAY...
378
00:41:36,166 --> 00:41:40,466
BUT PLANTS NEED MORE
THAN JUST WATER TO GROW.
379
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:48,200
NUTRIENT-RICH SAHARAN DUST
380
00:41:48,233 --> 00:41:53,033
FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES
ACROSS THE GLOBE,
381
00:41:53,066 --> 00:41:57,300
CARRIED IN RAINDROPS
382
00:41:57,333 --> 00:42:00,533
FERTILIZES THE SOIL...
383
00:42:05,733 --> 00:42:08,333
FEEDING THE FOREST...
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00:42:08,333 --> 00:42:11,000
FEEDING THE FOREST...
385
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:16,066
AND HELPING TO SUSTAIN
MORE SPECIES OF ANIMALS...
386
00:42:19,233 --> 00:42:23,100
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.
387
00:42:27,700 --> 00:42:30,533
IT IS ONLY WITH SATELLITES
THAT SCIENTISTS ARE
388
00:42:30,566 --> 00:42:34,866
ABLE TO CALCULATE
THAT 27 MILLION TONS OF DUST
389
00:42:34,900 --> 00:42:40,266
MAKES THIS JOURNEY EACH YEAR--
390
00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:44,433
A GIFT THAT
HAS MADE THESE RAINFORESTS
391
00:42:44,466 --> 00:42:47,866
THE MOST DIVERSE ON THE PLANET.
392
00:42:54,233 --> 00:43:01,733
FROM ABOVE, EPIC MOVEMENT CAN
BE TRACKED ACROSS CONTINENTS.
393
00:43:03,133 --> 00:43:07,066
OVER THE EAST AFRICAN PLAINS
OF THE SERENGETI,
394
00:43:07,100 --> 00:43:14,900
HUGE WILDEBEEST HERDS CAN BE
SEEN ON THEIR ANNUAL MIGRATION--
395
00:43:14,933 --> 00:43:20,433
AN 1,800-MILE ROUND TRIP
FOLLOWING SEASONAL RAINS.
396
00:43:20,466 --> 00:43:22,500
[WILDEBEEST GRUNTING]
397
00:43:25,300 --> 00:43:30,066
FROM 380 MILES
ABOVE BAJA, MEXICO...
398
00:43:32,900 --> 00:43:38,266
GRAY WHALES ARE VISIBLE
BENEATH THE WATER,
399
00:43:38,300 --> 00:43:41,266
ARRIVING HERE TO GIVE BIRTH
400
00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:45,166
AFTER A 4,000-MILE JOURNEY
FROM ALASKA.
401
00:43:47,900 --> 00:43:51,166
AND IT'S NOT JUST ANIMALS
THAT CROSS CONTINENTS
402
00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:53,866
TO GATHER TOGETHER.
403
00:43:59,266 --> 00:44:04,066
IN MECCA, MILLIONS OF PILGRIMS
TRAVEL FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
404
00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:07,533
TO WORSHIP DURING THE HAJJ...
405
00:44:12,133 --> 00:44:17,500
IN THE DESERT OF NEVADA,
THE CRESCENT FORMED
406
00:44:17,533 --> 00:44:22,133
BY OVER 50,000 REVELERS
AT BURNING MAN...
407
00:44:24,900 --> 00:44:31,066
AND IN ITALY, CROWDS GATHER
IN THE VATICAN TO HEAR
408
00:44:31,100 --> 00:44:34,233
THE POPE SPEAK AT EASTER.
409
00:44:37,500 --> 00:44:41,900
BE THEY RELIGIOUS
OR CELEBRATORY,
410
00:44:41,933 --> 00:44:45,333
PEOPLE CONGREGATE
FOR MANY REASONS.
411
00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:52,266
IN 2017, MILLIONS
TRAVELED ACROSS THE GLOBE
412
00:44:52,300 --> 00:44:57,066
TO BE PART OF ONE OF
THE GREATEST MOVEMENTS ON EARTH.
413
00:44:59,166 --> 00:45:04,300
AS THE EARTH ROTATES,
ORBITING AROUND THE SUN,
414
00:45:04,333 --> 00:45:08,966
ITS MOVEMENT CREATES
AN AWE-INSPIRING SPECTACLE.
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00:45:08,966 --> 00:45:10,933
ITS MOVEMENT CREATES
AN AWE-INSPIRING SPECTACLE.
416
00:45:10,933 --> 00:45:14,300
ON AUGUST 21st THAT YEAR,
SATELLITES CAPTURED
417
00:45:14,333 --> 00:45:18,533
A HUGE BLACK SHADOW
MOVING ACROSS THE U.S.
418
00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:25,000
AND TWO YOUNG SCIENTISTS
WERE READY TO RECORD IT
419
00:45:25,033 --> 00:45:28,166
IN THE MOST INGENIOUS WAY.
420
00:45:34,300 --> 00:45:36,600
KIMBERLY: WE'VE BEEN
PLANNING WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO
421
00:45:36,633 --> 00:45:38,633
FOR ALMOST A YEAR.
422
00:45:38,666 --> 00:45:41,666
NARRATOR: KIMBERLY
AND REBECCA YEUNG ARE TRAVELING
423
00:45:41,700 --> 00:45:45,066
OVER A THOUSAND MILES
TO WHAT THEY HOPE IS
424
00:45:45,100 --> 00:45:47,266
THE PERFECT LOCATION.
425
00:45:47,300 --> 00:45:50,066
KIMBERLY: IT'S REALLY
PRETTY HERE, BUT IT'S SO FLAT.
426
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NARRATOR: THESE SISTERS
HAVE DESIGNED SOMETHING
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TO BRING THE VIEW
FROM SPACE CLOSER TO HOME.
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KIMBERLY: SOMEONE AT NASA
HAD THE SAME IDEA THAT WE DID.
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NARRATOR: THEY'RE GOING
TO BE COLLABORATING WITH NASA
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ON SOME GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH.
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TOGETHER THEY ARE GOING TO STUDY
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THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF
THE SUN FROM SPACE.
433
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NIGHT FALLS ACROSS AMERICA.
434
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THE EARTH FINISHES
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
435
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[INDISTINCT TRANSMISSIONS]
436
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AND THE STAGE
IS SET FOR THE BIG EVENT.
437
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ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE ARE MOVING INTO POSITION
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FOR THIS
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE...
439
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CLIMBING MOUNTAINS,
440
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GATHERING AT ECLIPSE PARTIES
AND CELEBRATIONS...
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[GAS HISSING]
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BUT REBECCA AND KIMBERLY
ARE BUSY PREPARING FOR LAUNCH.
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IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS,
THE MOON WILL MOVE
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BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN...
445
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BLOCKING ITS LIGHT COMPLETELY.
446
00:47:26,933 --> 00:47:30,800
THESE YOUNG SCIENTISTS ARE
GOING TO SEND A WEATHER BALLOON
447
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LOADED WITH INSTRUMENTS INTO
SPACE TO RECORD THE ECLIPSE.
448
00:47:37,366 --> 00:47:41,700
THEY'VE GOT CAMERAS ON BOARD
449
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AND TWO SPECIAL PASSENGERS.
450
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KIMBERLY: WE HAVE A PICTURE
OF OUR CAT LOKI,
451
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AND WE HAVE AMELIA EARHART.
452
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SHE'S A VERY STRONG
FEMALE.
453
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SHE WAS VERY BRAVE, AND WE THINK
SHE'S A REALLY GREAT ROLE MODEL.
454
00:48:00,333 --> 00:48:03,933
NARRATOR: THEY HAVE TO LAUNCH
AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME
455
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TO ENSURE THEY'RE AT THE BEST
ALTITUDE FOR THE ECLIPSE.
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TO ENSURE THEY'RE AT THE BEST
ALTITUDE FOR THE ECLIPSE.
457
00:48:09,433 --> 00:48:12,066
KIMBERLY AND REBECCA: 3, 2, 1.
458
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NARRATOR: THE BALLOON WILL RISE
TO APPROXIMATELY 80,000 FEET,
459
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OVER 15 MILES STRAIGHT UP.
460
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THE GIRLS ARE ONE OF
OVER 50 TEAMS RELEASING BALLOONS
461
00:48:39,533 --> 00:48:44,733
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AS PART OF NASA'S RESEARCH.
462
00:49:01,566 --> 00:49:07,666
THEN AT PRECISELY 10:24
ON THE PLAINS OF WYOMING,
463
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THE SHOW BEGINS.
464
00:49:13,433 --> 00:49:16,966
GIRL: OOH!
MAN: WHOA.
465
00:49:20,033 --> 00:49:23,633
NARRATOR: THIS WILL
BE THE FIRST TOTAL ECLIPSE
466
00:49:23,666 --> 00:49:28,533
TO TRAVEL COAST TO COAST
ACROSS THE U.S. IN 99 YEARS.
467
00:49:35,333 --> 00:49:37,533
[CROWD CHEERS]
468
00:49:45,933 --> 00:49:48,100
NARRATOR:
HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND,
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THEIR BALLOON IS STILL RISING.
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YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE
THE CURVATURE OF THE EARTH
471
00:49:56,333 --> 00:49:59,700
AND THE BLACKNESS OF SPACE.
472
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LOKI THE CAT AND AMELIA WILL
SOON BE AT THE RIGHT ALTITUDE
473
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FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE VIEW.
474
00:50:13,700 --> 00:50:15,933
MAN: THERE IT GOES.
THERE IT GOES.
475
00:50:15,966 --> 00:50:19,333
NARRATOR: IT TAKES AROUND
AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES
476
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FOR THE MOON TO MOVE TO
THE POINT
477
00:50:21,266 --> 00:50:24,000
WHERE IT COMPLETELY
OBSCURES THE SUN.
478
00:50:24,033 --> 00:50:25,466
MAN: LOOK AT THAT.
479
00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:27,700
GIRL: YEAH, LOOK HOW DARK IT IS.
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00:50:29,900 --> 00:50:32,466
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
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00:50:43,466 --> 00:50:47,000
NARRATOR: FROM 80,000 FEET UP,
YOU CAN TRULY APPRECIATE
482
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WHY IT GOES DARK
DURING AN ECLIPSE.
483
00:50:52,066 --> 00:50:57,633
WHEN EVERYTHING ALIGNS,
THE MOON CASTS A CIRCULAR SHADOW
484
00:50:57,666 --> 00:51:01,700
MORE THAN 70 MILES ACROSS.
485
00:51:01,733 --> 00:51:06,266
LOKI AND AMELIA NOW SHARE
A SIMILAR REMARKABLE VIEW
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TO THE ASTRONAUTS ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION...
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00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:12,300
TO THE ASTRONAUTS ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION...
488
00:51:12,300 --> 00:51:14,300
AND A SATELLITE CAMERA
489
00:51:14,333 --> 00:51:18,333
POSITIONED 22,000 MILES
ABOVE AMERICA
490
00:51:18,366 --> 00:51:23,300
THAT RECORDS THE SHADOW PASSING
COMPLETELY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
491
00:51:26,500 --> 00:51:28,466
THEY'VE SUCCEEDED IN CAPTURING
492
00:51:28,500 --> 00:51:32,100
ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVEMENTS
ON EARTH.
493
00:51:36,966 --> 00:51:42,033
FINALLY, THE SUN APPEARS
ONCE MORE FROM BEHIND THE MOON,
494
00:51:42,066 --> 00:51:46,633
AND THE TOTALITY OF THE
SOLAR ECLIPSE COMES TO AN END.
495
00:51:46,666 --> 00:51:48,666
MAN: OH, IT'S
COMING BACK. OH, NO.
496
00:51:48,700 --> 00:51:50,033
HERE COMES THE LIGHT.
GIRL: THERE IT IS.
497
00:51:50,066 --> 00:51:52,633
OH, SO SAD.
498
00:51:52,666 --> 00:51:54,400
OHH.
499
00:51:54,433 --> 00:51:56,433
MAN: THAT WAS JUST
THE MOST AMAZING THING.
500
00:51:56,466 --> 00:51:58,066
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
501
00:52:07,333 --> 00:52:13,100
NARRATOR: AT OVER 96,000 FEET,
THE BALLOON BURSTS...
502
00:52:16,233 --> 00:52:20,033
AND THEIR SPACECRAFT
FALLS BACK TO EARTH.
503
00:52:24,900 --> 00:52:27,033
[SISTERS LAUGHING]
504
00:52:27,066 --> 00:52:29,100
YEAH, THAT WAS
AWESOME.
505
00:52:29,133 --> 00:52:31,866
NARRATOR: AND WITH A SIMPLE
IDEA, THEY'VE SHOWN US
506
00:52:31,900 --> 00:52:37,133
THAT THE VIEW FROM SPACE
IS WITHIN THE GRASP OF EVERYONE.
507
00:52:41,300 --> 00:52:43,733
IT'S ONLY FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE
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00:52:43,766 --> 00:52:48,966
THAT WE CAN WATCH
THE EARTH SPIN ON ITS AXIS,
509
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:54,233
A MOVEMENT THAT IS
FUNDAMENTAL TO ALL LIFE,
510
00:52:54,266 --> 00:52:58,866
TAKING US FROM DAY TO NIGHT...
511
00:53:03,133 --> 00:53:07,533
INFLUENCING THE RISE
AND FALL OF THE TIDES...
512
00:53:09,333 --> 00:53:12,600
AND THE CIRCULATION
OF THE ATMOSPHERE...
513
00:53:12,633 --> 00:53:16,700
CREATING WEATHER...
514
00:53:16,733 --> 00:53:22,300
AND, IN TURN, AFFECTING ALMOST
EVERY LIVING THING ON EARTH.
515
00:53:26,666 --> 00:53:30,466
MOVEMENT TRIGGERS MORE MOVEMENT.
516
00:53:30,500 --> 00:53:33,466
AND THE BEST WAY TO
TRULY UNDERSTAND
517
00:53:33,500 --> 00:53:39,066
HOW IT'S ALL CONNECTED IS
TO LOOK DOWN FROM ABOVE.
518
00:53:39,400 --> 00:53:41,400
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Looking down from space...
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