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If the rainforest is destroyed, this life-giving cycle will be broken. As the clouds travel across the continent,
they shed their water, irrigating farmland and forest alike. And on the plains of Brazil, they create
the largest tropical wetland on Earth, the Pantanal. Each year, however,
seasonal changes reduce the river's flow, and the Pantanal shrinks
to just a few river channels
they shed their water, irrigating farmland and forest alike. And on the plains of Brazil, they create
the largest tropical wetland on Earth, the Pantanal. Each year, however,
seasonal changes reduce the river's flow, and the Pantanal shrinks
to just a few river channels
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If the rainforest is destroyed,
00:00:03.419 --> 00:00:05.964
this life-giving cycle will be broken.
00:00:08.997 --> 00:00:11.097
As the clouds travel across the continent,
they shed their water,
00:00:12.001 --> 00:00:14.722
irrigating farmland and forest alike.
00:00:15.974 --> 00:00:17.809
And on the plains of Brazil,
00:00:17.892 --> 00:00:21.604
they create
the largest tropical wetland on Earth,
00:00:22.563 --> 00:00:23.773
the Pantanal.
00:00:25.065 --> 00:00:30.029
Each year, however,
seasonal changes reduce the river's flow,
00:00:30.113 --> 00:00:33.866
and the Pantanal shrinks
to just a few river channels.
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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.
