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.
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The Himalaya Connection
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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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