EPISODEOTOn the Brink2003
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On the Brink
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A 60-minute science episode from Journey to Planet Earth, Season 2, Episode 1.
Series Progress: Episode 4 of 1233% Completed
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"On the Brink" (Part 1 of 3) examines the link between environmental pressures and political instability in visits to South Africa, Bangladesh, Peru and Haiti, and the U.S.-Mexican border. In Bangladesh, monsoon-season flooding often turns catastrophic; at other times of the year farmers face drought. In Peru, land scarcity led to a bloody insurrection. And in Haiti, deforestation provides "a case study of a country verging on a complete economic and environmental collapse." Matt Damon narrates.
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How long is On the Brink?
On the Brink runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under science, nature.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 12 episodes across 6 seasons, about 11h 33m total.
Episodes (12)
- Dispatches from the Gulf 3 53m
- Dispatches From the Gulf 2 56m
- Dispatches From the Gulf 1 56m
- S02E01 On the Brink 1h Viewing
- S02E02 Seas of Grass 1h
- S02E03 Hot Zones 1h
- S03E01 State of the Planet 1h
- S03E02 Future Conditional 1h
- S04E01 The State of the Planet's Wildlife 56m
- S05E01 The State of the Ocean's Animals 56m
- S06E01 The State of the Planet's Oceans 1h
- S08E01 Extreme Realities 56m
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