This episode explores the timeline of human presence in North America, highlighting the profound impact of natural resources like gold and oil on the landscape. These elements have significantly altered the land, rivaling the geological processes that formed it. Yet, geology poses future threats as well; the Cascadia fault line in the Pacific Northwest could trigger a devastating earthquake and tsunami, while the super-volcano beneath Yellowstone holds the potential to devastate vast areas of the continent if it were to erupt.
Show
NOVA
Episode
S43E08
Air Date
Nov 18, 2015
Season 43 Episodes
S43E01
Dawn of Humanity
S43E02
Arctic Ghost Ship
S43E03
Secrets of Noah's Ark
S43E04
Cyberwar Threat
S43E05
Animal Mummies
S43E06
Making North America: Origins
S43E07
Making North America: Life
S43E08
Making North America: Human
S43E09
Inside Einstein's Mind
S43E10
Secret Tunnel Warfare
S43E11
Life's Rocky Start
S43E12
Mystery Beneath the Ice
S43E13
Himalayan Megaquake
S43E14
Creatures of Light
S43E15
Memory Hackers
S43E16
Iceman Reborn
S43E17
Rise of the Robots
S43E18
Vikings Unearthed
S43E19
Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped?
S43E20
Wild Ways
S43E21
Operation Lighthouse Rescue
S43E22
Bombing Hitler's Supergun