Rain: The Untold Story
Life on Earth would not be possible without rain. Although water covers most of the earth, 97% of it is sea water. Rain supports life on land by supplying salt-free water that we can drink. Rain, or the lack of it has shaped and destroyed civilisations since antiquity, and now climate change is changing the patterns of rainfall with deadly effect.
Cast
Catrin Mara
Narrator
Seasons
E1Understanding Rain
Dec 11, 2022
The science of rain and rainfall prediction
E2The Impact of Rain
Dec 18, 2022
Our evolving cultural relationship with rain.
E3The Value of Rain
Dec 25, 2022
The global lack of freshwater, and future solutions.
Storyline
Life on Earth would not be possible without rain. Although water covers most of the earth, 97% of it is sea water. Rain supports life on land by supplying salt-free water that we can drink. Rain, or the lack of it has shaped and destroyed civilisations since antiquity, and now climate change is changing the patterns of rainfall with deadly effect.
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