Science and Nature

The Himalaya Connection

The film explores the far-reaching effects of the Indian and Asian tectonic plates crashing below the Himalayas and their impact on the region's geology, climate and people. A sense of urgency builds when scientists working in Bangladesh and northeastern India discover a previously unknown, gigantic earthquake fault actively building up strain across a landscape that is home to 140 million people.

The Himalaya Connection

56m 59s

The film explores the far-reaching effects of the Indian and Asian tectonic plates crashing below the Himalayas and their impact on the region's geology, climate and people. A sense of urgency builds when scientists working in Bangladesh and northeastern India discover a previously unknown, gigantic earthquake fault actively building up strain across a landscape that is home to 140 million people.

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    The Himalaya Connection

    56m 59s

    The film explores the far-reaching effects of the Indian and Asian tectonic plates crashing below the Himalayas and their impact on the region's geology, climate and people. A sense of urgency builds when scientists working in Bangladesh and northeastern India discover a previously unknown, gigantic earthquake fault actively building up strain across a landscape that is home to 140 million people.

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