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UnavailableWhat rivers can tell us about the earth's history | Liz Hajek
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What rivers can tell us about the earth's history | Liz Hajek

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


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What rivers can tell us about the earth's history | Liz Hajek

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rivers are one of nature's most powerful forces -- they bulldoze mountains and carve up the earth, and their courses are constantly moving. Understanding how they form and how they'll change is important for those that call their banks and deltas home. In this visual-packed talk, geoscientist Liz Hajek shows us how rocks deposited by ancient rivers can be used as a time machine to study the history of the earth, so we can figure out how to more sustainably live on it today.
Released:
Jul 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.