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And the meltbecomes unstoppable. A runaway event that releases a delugeof meltwater on an...

Nova • S50E12 • 1974
And the meltbecomes unstoppable. A runaway event that releases a delugeof meltwater on an almost unimaginable scale

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And the melt becomes unstoppable
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A runaway event
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that releases a deluge of meltwater
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on an almost unimaginable scale
Duration
21 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:36
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
12
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S48 • E21 The moment of the launch is where everything is at risk. - Nova 00:23
The moment of the launch is where everything is at risk.
S50 • E17 I'm exhausted. - Nova 00:40
I'm exhausted.
S46 • E14 When it strikes, - Nova 00:13
When it strikes,
S46 • E14 The impact throws some 300 billion tons of sulfur - Nova 00:07
The impact throws some 300 billion tons of sulfur
S50 • E02 There is a solitary stone that catches my attention. - Nova 00:34
There is a solitary stone that catches my attention.
S50 • E14 ♪ ♪ Fossil evidence is patchy, so scientists don't know exactly where life holds on. - Nova 00:34
♪ ♪ Fossil evidence is patchy, so scientists don't know...
S46 • E12 Cassini heads to the cold, distant reaches - Nova 00:23
Cassini heads to the cold, distant reaches
S47 • E02 So much so, that here in California, - Nova 00:24
So much so, that here in California,
S48 • E07 {\an1}Here, Andrew Baker and his team - Nova 00:09
{\an1}Here, Andrew Baker and his team
S49 • E12 {\an7}...a violent surge wave 30 feet high - Nova 00:16
{\an7}...a violent surge wave 30 feet high
S50 • E14 A single type of plant dominates much of the post-extinction landscape. - Nova 00:36
A single type of plant dominates much of the post-extinction...
S49 • E10 {\an8}(birds twittering) - Nova 00:07
{\an8}(birds twittering)
S50 • E12 COHEN: If you were transported back, the oceans would have been very tropical. - Nova 00:06
COHEN: If you were transported back, the oceans would have...
S47 • E08 Throughout the flight, - Nova 00:18
Throughout the flight,
S46 • E14 For objects heading toward Earth - Nova 00:11
For objects heading toward Earth
S48 • E18 So we're actually at a really exciting time now in astronomy. - Nova 00:20
So we're actually at a really exciting time now in astr...
S50 • E13 But around 350 million years ago, that balance was interrupted. - Nova 00:23
But around 350 million years ago, that balance was...
S50 • E15 Because subtle changes in Earth's orbit alter the amount of sunlight reaching its surface. - Nova 00:30
Because subtle changes in Earth's orbit alter the...
S50 • E14 The period immediately after the Permian is the Triassic period, and it was very, very hot. - Nova 00:24
The period immediately after the Permian is the Triassic...
S46 • E16 Detailed imagery beamed back by New Horizons - Nova 00:17
Detailed imagery beamed back by New Horizons