How The Earth Works - Season 1
Browse all 8 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.
Episodes
Episode 1
Can Krakatoa Stop Time?
The hosts visit Asia to study a destructive volcano in the premiere of this series featuring the study of geological events.
Episode 2
Asteroid Armageddon
Investigating a giant asteroid that may have been responsible for killing off the dinosaurs. Also: a NASA super gun; an underground river in Mexico.
Episode 3
Will Iceland Poison the Skies?
Examining whether Iceland's volcanoes could cause global problems in the future.
Episode 4
Will Hawaii Sink L.A.?
Catastrophic geological events in Hawaii's history are examined.
Episode 5
Will Europe Burn in Hell?
Biologist Liz Bonnin and Geologist Martin Pepper investigate the world’s most dangerous volcano Mount Vesuvius only to discover that the three million people of Naples live in the shadow of another, much more deadly super volcano, called Campi Flegrei.
Episode 6
The Rockies Built the Atom Bomb
Uranium used for the atomic bomb is sought in the Rocky Mountains.
Episode 7
Ice Age or Hell Fire?
Evidence of the Ice Age is sought in North America.
Episode 8
Japanese Death Match
A look at volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan.