Angry Planet | KCET
Angry Planet
Professional storm chaser George Kourounis goes on a global adventure, traveling to some of the most dangerous places on Earth. As the planet heats up, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, George experiences the most extreme forces of nature and reports back from the front lines of climate change. The program will premiere on April 4 at 8:00 p.m on KCET and April 4 at 8:30 p.m. on Link TV.
Full Episodes
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Angry Planet
Angry Planet
Cabo Verde Volcano
Off the coast of West Africa, George heads to a remote volcanic island where a river of molten lava is engulfing a mountain village.
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Angry Planet
Angry Planet
River of Doubt
Deep in the Amazon, George is determined to retrace Theodore Roosevelt’s legendary expedition and witness first-hand how deforestation and climate change are affecting one of the earth’s most critical ecosystems.
Upcoming Airdates
Black Magic Island
Hoping to determine the effect of volcanoes on climate change, George heads to the island nation of Vanuatu where he rappels into the fiery crater of one of the world’s most active volcanoes.
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2019-06-19T19:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Burning Australia
George heads Down Under during fire season to see if climate change is slowly causing Australia to become uninhabitable. He joins a team of sophisticated firefighters in the South Australia, but what starts as a low-intensity bush fire quickly becomes a raging inferno.
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2019-06-26T19:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Melting Siberia
On his first-ever expedition to Siberia, George witnesses the alarming effect of melting permafrost, visits a 12,000-year-old dog, and camps out with reindeer herders on the chilliest night of his life.
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2019-07-03T19:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Lessons from Laos
George crisscrosses Laos to witness a nation entering the modern world. He comes across ancient farming techniques, visits a conservation center that provides elephants a new way of life, explores an abandoned cave city, and paddles an underground river that holds some timely secrets.
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2019-07-10T19:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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