Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out.
EPISODE 1
Pulse
How water arrived on Earth, and how it became the essential force behind all life -- from dragonflies to humans.
EPISODE 2
Civilizations
How water may have driven the evolution of man and created the earliest civilizations; whether the Earth's water supplies can guarantee the future of humans.
EPISODE 3
Crisis
Earth's changing water cycle, and the globalized movement toward water for profit, forces changes across the globe with regard to people's reliance on water.
Kelly McEvers
Nicolas Brown
Alex Tate
John Bredar
Laurie Donnelly
David W. Allen
Catherine Watling
