The Day The Earth Nearly Died

The Day The Earth Nearly Died

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2002-12-05

Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland explain the answers.

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The Day The Earth Nearly Died

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Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland explain the answers.

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2002-12-05

Runtime

49

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Documentary

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English

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BBC

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