Earth
Green
Season 1 Episode 3 of 5
Chris Packham tells the story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world - a 4.5 billion-year saga of extraordinary highs and lows that almost wiped out all life. He reveals how a giant asteroid bombardment triggered Earth's plate tectonics, leading to huge fungi, soil and giant swamp forests, but the early plants locked in so much carbon dioxide that global temperatures suddenly plunged
Earth airs on RTE2 HD at 8:00 PM, Sunday 15 September. (Subtitles, new.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Chris Packham
Presenter
James Tovell
Director
Kiki Lawrance
Producer