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Lost LA
Prehistoric Landscapes
Season 5
Episode 3
How has Southern California’s climate changed over the millennia? In this episode, we sift through a natural archive of climate change at the La Brea Tar Pits, explore the remnants of a sunken super-island off the coast of Ventura, and visit a natural tar pit in Ojai that might serve scientists in the distant future.
- Airdates
- Tuesday Feb 18, 7:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Wednesday Feb 19, 8:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Thursday Feb 20, 12:30 AM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Friday Feb 21, 8:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Feb 22, 7:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Feb 22, 9:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Feb 23, 7:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
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