Atmosphere Archives

Earth episode 4 – Atmosphere

Nature / 7 minutes of reading / July 24, 2023 / By HDclump

Earth episode 4 – Atmosphere – When Earth first coalesced from clouds of dust and gas approximately 4.6 billion years ago, it found itself akin to countless other lifeless celestial bodies scattered throughout the vast universe. Devoid of any atmosphere, our young planet appeared as an inhospitable, solitary rock adrift in the vast expanse of the cosmic void. However, this seemingly desolate beginning heralded the commencement of a truly extraordinary era characterized by tumultuous events and cosmic interactions. As the eons passed, Earth faced an onslaught of asteroid impacts, bombarding its surface with relentless force. These cosmic collisions […]

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Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 13

Cooking Show, Travel / 6 minutes of reading / March 30, 2023 / By HDclump

Coast to Coast Food Festival episode 13: Colin Murray and Edith Bowman explore St George’s Market in Belfast and meet a social media sensation who reveals the secrets of healthy and inexpensive one-pot meals. Farmer Jim Smith discovers how one farm is turning its oats into milk, food journalist Leyla Kazim is in Norfolk to find out the secrets of producing mustard, and farmer Meinir Howells reveals just why Welsh lamb is so popular. St George’s Market in Belfast is a beloved historic landmark that has been an integral part of the city’s fabric for over

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Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 5 – Rare Earth

Science / 4 minutes of reading / December 8, 2021 / By HDclump

Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 5 – Rare Earth: Life on Earth prospers because it enjoys the right amount of heat from the sun, and the atmosphere prevents meteorite bombardment. Geography series with Dr Iain Stewart. Our planet is unique within the solar system. Four-and-a-half billion years ago it had a twin named Theia which was absorbed into the Earth, increasing its gravity and allowing it to form an atmosphere. Iain travels to Meteor Crater in Arizona to explore the atmosphere’s role in protecting us from bombardment by meteorites. Life on earth only prospers because it

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Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 4 – Oceans

Science / 2 minutes of reading / November 26, 2021 / By HDclump

Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 4 – Oceans: Iain travels to surfers’ paradise Hawaii to learn more about oceans, explaining the difference between waves, tides and currents. In the Amazon, he rides the world’s longest tidal bore. In the beginning, there were no oceans: they are thought to have gradually formed from volcano steam and melted comet ice. Change continues today: a new sea is forming in Ethiopia, which will separate East Africa from the mainland, and the Mediterranean is drying up. Documentary series in which Dr Iain Stewart reveals the natural forces that have shaped

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Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 3 – Ice

Science / 3 minutes of reading / November 18, 2021 / By HDclump

Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 3 – Ice : Documentary series in which Dr Iain Stewart reveals the natural forces that have shaped the earth’s development. Ice isn’t just something to put in a gin and tonic – it has carved out landscapes, unleashed catastrophes and shaped human evolution. Now it could cause the destruction of our civilisation. Iain visits the Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland which has retreated 10km in the last few years because of global warming. Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 3 – Ice Ice is water frozen into a

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Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 2 – Atmosphere

Science / 3 minutes of reading / November 4, 2021 / By HDclump

Earth: The Power of the Planet episode 2 – Atmosphere: Dr Iain Stewart reveals the crucial natural forces that have shaped the earth’s development. A flight in a jet plane, a trip to the Andes and a trip to Shark Bay in Australia are expensive but necessary to discuss atmosphere. You can’t see it, you can’t taste it, you can’t smell it and you can’t touch it, yet without it almost all life on Earth would die instantly. The atmosphere is Earth’s protective layer, warding off damaging cosmic rays and providing the life-giving oxygen which people depend on

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