The Earth Unlocked

Molten metal, gigantic impacts and volcanic eruptions. Secrets unlocked from deep within the Earth reveal how life is able to exist on its surface. 

Stories:

Earth’s core- Protecting life on earth from the suns deadly rays

The Big Impact- Big enough to knock Earth off its axis, form the moon and create the seasons

Volcanic Hawaii- What forces created these islands, and how does it threaten to rip them apart

Chicxulub Asteroid- it ends life on earth, but creates an underwater wonderland

Son Doong Cave- the greatest cave below the earth as seen through a photographer's lens

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Towns, cities and natural habitats are under threat from man and the earth itself.

We examine disappearing places that may not be around to be enjoyed by the next generation, and the measures we are taking to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Stories: 

Big Island- Losing land and homes to the world’s most active volcano

The Great Barrier Reef- warming waters and Crown of Thorn Star Fish threaten the reef

Venice- A sinking city, higher tides and the Moses Project built to hold them back

Wildland Fires and the West- Entire towns are being lost to the flames

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It’s a cold, cold world full of frozen mysteries and secrets. We unlock how melting ice could have catastrophic consequences, why millions of tiny creatures thrive on an Alaskan glacier, and how to make an impossible lifesaving rescue.

Stories:

Antarctica: The great frozen wilderness, Boerne Air winter medical evac is a first.

The Doomsday Glacier: Thwaites is melting, its disappearance could have catastrophic consequences for civilization

Dyatlov Pass: Russian hikers deaths are a mystery until now

Ice Worms: The mysterious worms of Alaska that die if they get too cold

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Mysterious creatures, monster waves and sunken treasures. We explore the depths and currents of earth's mighty oceans, unlocking watery secrets that lie beneath the surface.

Stories:

ThermoHaline Current: The Ocean Conveyor Belt and what happens if it stops

Tsunamis: The world tsunami capital, The next great tsunami waiting to happen

Ocean Twilight Zone: Dive to the unexplored depths of a zone that helps the earth breathe

Great White Shark: Juveniles invade the California coast & Shark Attack Survivor

The Yonaguni Monument: A natural occurrence or a lost city swallowed by the sea?

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Some are frozen white tundras, others superheated sun traps that switch from sand to grass.

We unlock what makes a desert, what forces create and change them, and what rare creatures

call these wastelands home.

Stories:

Sahara: The changing desert

Death Valley: How it formed & the rare aquatic life below

Atacama: Home to extreme floods, fantastic flower blooms and fog farmers

Antarctica: Mysterious Blood Red Falls & Sebastian Copeland’s epic wind powered adventure.

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From Hurricanes to Haboobs, we unlock how winds form, the chaos they can create and how people survive their deadly wrath.

Stories:

Wind: What is it and how do winds form

Gulf Stream: The TransAtlantic Record Breaker

Derecho: Iowa Derecho of 2020

Mt. Washington: the windiest place on earth

Strange winds: Haboobs & sand storms, AZ Monsoon flood rescue.

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Beginning Thursday July 6th, The Weather Channel Original series The Earth Unlocked comes to your favorite podcasting platform! Then each Thursday the next episode drops.

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