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Every year, winds sweep up two billion tons of dust into the sky
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Every year, winds sweep uptwo billion tons of dust into the sky. At least a quarter of...

Every year, winds sweep up
two billion tons of dust into the sky. At least a quarter of it
eventually falls on the sea, providing nutrients
needed by the microscopic organisms that are the foundations of ocean life. [water splashing]

Full Transcript

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Every year, winds sweep up two billion tons of dust into the sky.
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At least a quarter of it eventually falls on the sea,
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providing nutrients needed by the microscopic organisms
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that are the foundations of ocean life.
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[water splashing]
Duration
28 seconds
Views
63
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:22
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Syfy,Retromedia Entertainment,Synthetic Filmwerx,CineTel Films

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Movie Summary

Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
S01 • E02 [chirrups] - Our Planet 00:14
[chirrups]
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Every morning, a mass movement begins.
S01 • E07 Every summer, some of it melts - Our Planet 00:24
Every summer, some of it melts
S01 • E04 Only from the air can we really appreciate the industry of these master fishermen. - Our Planet 00:09
Only from the air can we really appreciate the industry of...
S01 • E06 We once thought that the high seas were simply too vast for us to damage, - Our Planet 00:16
We once thought that the high seas were simply too vast for...
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Elephants mine salts from the mud using their trunks.
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but we now know that her ocean home is under threat as never...
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S01 • E04 The shallow seas are vitally important in the fight against climate change. - Our Planet 00:23
The shallow seas are vitally important in the fight against ...
S01 • E01 Dolphins explore the vast, open ocean - Our Planet 00:13
Dolphins explore the vast, open ocean
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S01 • E06 Out here in the big blue, there remain a few pristine places - Our Planet 00:11
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The silverback's family are not the only gorillas here.
S01 • E08 In western Alaska, both in spring and, as now, in autumn, - Our Planet 00:24
In western Alaska, both in spring and, as now, in autumn,
S01 • E01 A shoal of mackerel has discovered a swarm of krill... - Our Planet 00:20
A shoal of mackerel has discovered a swarm of krill...
S01 • E05 A shallow arm of the sea, right beside the colony, - Our Planet 00:23
A shallow arm of the sea, right beside the colony,
S01 • E07 Even away from the poles, - Our Planet 00:16
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