Human Planet · SEASON 1

Rivers: Friend and Foe

Episode 7 · 2011-02-24

★ 8.8
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Episode overview

Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to live in just about every environment on Earth. Rivers are not to be taken for granted, however, as they freeze, flood, and sometimes dry up - disappearing entirely!

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