Deserts: Life in the Furnace

Human Planet Season 1 Episode 2

Overview:
While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people live in parched desert environments around the world. Discover the enormous challenges presented to man in the driest corners of the earth, and marvel at the ingenious solutions he has come up with to make life sustainable.

Release Date : 2011-01-20

Genre : Documentary

Duration : 49 minutes

Rating : ⭐ 8.5/10 (8 votes)

Actors : John Hurt

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Oceans: Into the Blue
1. Oceans: Into the Blue
Deserts: Life in the Furnace
2. Deserts: Life in the Furnace
Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
3. Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
Jungles: People of the Trees
4. Jungles: People of the Trees
Mountains: Life in Thin Air
5. Mountains: Life in Thin Air
Grasslands: Roots of Power
6. Grasslands: Roots of Power
Rivers: Friend and Foe
7. Rivers: Friend and Foe
Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
8. Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle

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