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Rivers of Life

The Amazon's Flood Transitions

Every year the Amazon floods with the greatest annual flood on earth, transforming the landscape around it. Drone technology was used to reveal the transition from low to high water when sections of the river can rise by 30 feet.

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Explore the Yukon, North America's legendary frozen River.
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From elephants and wildebeest to Victoria Falls, the largest curtain of water on earth.
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The massive Mississippi – a surprising story of a river that unites this great nation.
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The secret wildlife and remarkable people of the Amazon, from shamans to electric eels.
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