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  • Strange Days on Planet Earth (2005– )
  • TV Series | 240 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Strange Days on Planet Earth (2005– )
TV Series | 240 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Around the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. Unsettling transformations are sweeping across the planet, and clue by clue, investigators around the world are assembling a new picture of Earth, discovering ways ...See moreAround the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. Unsettling transformations are sweeping across the planet, and clue by clue, investigators around the world are assembling a new picture of Earth, discovering ways that seemingly disparate events are connected. Crumbling houses in New Orleans are linked to voracious creatures from southern China. Vanishing forests in Yellowstone are linked to the disappearance of wolves. An asthma epidemic in the Caribbean is linked to dust storms in Africa. Scientists suspect we have entered a time of global change swifter than any human being has ever witnessed. Where are we headed? What can we do to alter this course of events? National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth, premiering in Spring 2005 on PBS, explores these questions. Drawing upon research being generated by a new discipline, Earth System Science (ESS), the series aims to create an innovative type of environmental awareness. By revealing a cause and effect relationship between what we as humans do to the Earth and what that in turn does to our environment and ecosystems, the series creates a new sense of environmental urgency. Award-winning actor, writer and director Edward Norton (Primal Fear, American History X, Italian Job) hosts the series. A dedicated environmental activist, Norton has a special interest in providing solar energy to low income families. Each of the four one-hour episodes is constructed as a high-tech detective story, with the fate of the planet at stake. Written by Anonymous See less
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Release date (First episode)
Apr 20, 2005 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Edward Norton
Narrator / Self - Presenter Narrator / Self - Presenter   See fewer
4
1
1
1
George Somero
Self - Hopkins Marine Station Self - Hopkins Marine Station   See fewer
1
1
Michele A. Monteil
Self - University of the West Indies Self - University of the West Indies   See fewer
1
Ginger Garrison
Self - US Geological Survey Self - US Geological Survey   See fewer
1
Darius Elias
Self - Vuntut National Park Self - Vuntut National Park   See fewer
1
Mari Madu
Self - Department of Forestry, Nigeria Self - Department of Forestry, Nigeria   See fewer
1
Bill Peterson
Self - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Self - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration   See fewer
1
Steve Arthur
Self - Alaska Department of Fish and Game Self - Alaska Department of Fish and Game   See fewer
1
Jonathon Stillman
Self - Hopkins Marine Station Self - Hopkins Marine Station   See fewer
1
Jim Hurrell
Self - National Center for Atmospheric Research Self - National Center for Atmospheric Research   See fewer
1
1
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