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When the Snowball Earth ended, it ended in a catastrophic way
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What starts as a trickle becomes a torrent

Nova • S50E12 • 1974
When the Snowball Earth ended, it ended in a catastrophic way. ♪ ♪ NARRATOR:What starts as a trickle becomes a torrent

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When the Snowball Earth ended
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it ended in a catastrophic way
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NARRATOR What starts as a trickle
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becomes a torrent
Duration
20 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:08
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
12
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S46 • E15 I mean, is that cool or what? - Nova 00:25
I mean, is that cool or what?
S50 • E11 ♪ ♪ Around three billion years ago, Earth's oceans were packed full of dissolved metals. - Nova 00:55
♪ ♪ Around three billion years ago, Earth's oceans were...
S50 • E13 But in doing so, they also set the stage for global upheaval. - Nova 00:09
But in doing so, they also set the stage for global...
S46 • E13 The sun's outer corona burns at a scorching one million degrees. - Nova 00:20
The sun's outer corona burns at a scorching one million...
S50 • E15 Within the caves of Indonesia are paintings dated to around 45,000 years ago-- the world's oldest known images of animals. - Nova 00:32
Within the caves of Indonesia are paintings dated to around...
S48 • E21 Sept, six, cinq, - Nova 00:13
Sept, six, cinq,
S46 • E16 We're seeing ancient parts of Pluto - Nova 00:06
We're seeing ancient parts of Pluto
S46 • E14 It is now on a collision course with Earth. - Nova 00:05
It is now on a collision course with Earth.
S50 • E14 SHUKLA: And it's not just climate change. - Nova 00:50
SHUKLA: And it's not just climate change.
S50 • E02 NARRATOR: They will begin their survey at Sine Ngayène, the largest stone circle site. - Nova 00:45
NARRATOR: They will begin their survey at Sine Ngayène, the...
S50 • E12 And the melt becomes unstoppable. - Nova 00:21
And the melt becomes unstoppable.
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,
S49 • E12 {\an7}...a violent surge wave 30 feet high - Nova 00:16
{\an7}...a violent surge wave 30 feet high