Human Planet · SEASON 1

Deserts: Life in the Furnace

Episode 2 · 2011-01-20

★ 8.5
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Season 1Episode 2★ 8.5/10
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Episode overview

While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people live in parched desert environments around the world. Discover the enormous challenges presented to man in the driest corners of the earth, and marvel at the ingenious solutions he has come up with to make life sustainable.

49 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Oceans: Into the Blue2011-01-13 2. Deserts: Life in the Furnace2011-01-20 3. Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze2011-01-27 4. Jungles: People of the Trees2011-02-03 5. Mountains: Life in Thin Air2011-02-10 6. Grasslands: Roots of Power2011-02-17 7. Rivers: Friend and Foe2011-02-24 8. Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle2011-03-03