Name: How the Earth Was Made
Released: 2009-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Corey Johnson, Jonathan Keeble

TV Show · Documentary

Spectacular location shooting from around the world, evidence from geologists in the field, and clear, dramatic graphics combine in this stunning series to show how the immensely powerful, and at times violent, forces of geology have shaped our planet.

2009 · 44m

Starring Corey Johnson, Jonathan Keeble

Director Kathryn Johnson, Stefanie Kern

EPISODE 1

Grand Canyon

Geology and the Colorado River have shaped the Grand Canyon, which is about a mile deep and extends for nearly 200 miles across the U.S. Southwest.

44m
EPISODE 2

Vesuvius

An eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the volcano continues to threaten a densely populated area of 3 million people.

44m
EPISODE 3

Birth of the Earth

Digging into the geological mystery of the first billion years of Earth's existence as experts explore how the planet first formed from the dust of the solar system.

44m
EPISODE 4

Sahara

Astonishing geological discoveries reveal that the Sahara Desert had a dramatically different past that altered the course of human history and culminated in the biggest climate change event of the last 10,000 years.

44m
EPISODE 5

The Rockies

Stretching from Alaska to New Mexico, the Rockies rank as one of the great mountain belts of the world and they are relatively young and still growing.

43m
EPISODE 6

Yosemite

Examining the debate over whether the spectacular Yosemite Valley was formed from gigantic glaciers or a cataclysmic rifting of the Earth.

44m