Philippe Cousteau explores the cause of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. We visit the Big Island of Hawaii, where there is still an active volcano. Then we visit a laboratory at Oregon State University that is able to simulate a tsunami. We’ll explore the damage that these massive waves cause. Then we head to the Puget Sound in Washington and discover the history of tsunamis in the Northwest with the help of geologist, Brian Atwater. We’ll learn if a tsunami will happen again on the west coast.
Up Next in Season 1
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S1 Ep 2 - Extinction Earth
Philippe Cousteau explores Yellowstone National Park, the site of a potential super-volcano. Fifty miles of magma lurks near the surface, and if it were to erupt, its ash would cover the earth and damage crops worldwide as well as our drinking water. Then Philippe visits Meteor Crater in Arizon...
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S1 Ep 3 - Ecosystems
Philippe Cousteau visits the Everglades of Florida and travels these waters by airboat to discover wildlife. Then we visit Yellowstone and explore this unique ecosystem that remains relatively undisturbed. We’ll also look at planet Earth as one giant ecosystem, and examine the inter-dependency ...
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S1 Ep 4 - Extreme Weather
Philippe Cousteau ventures to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, a place known as the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather.” We visit the “Wall of Wind” in Florida where scientists simulate hurricane force winds. In Colorado, we follow a scientific research team pursuing a tornado. We travel to Te...
