Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something was brewing in the planet's waters. They found...

Describes marine environments, wildlife, and humans' changing relationship with the oceans, and explores such topics as ocean currents, coral reefs, marine wildlife migrations, and ocean pollution.

Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes. Through stories of history, culture, and animals, she explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates all interact in a complex dance, supporting life at...

Contains the complete Planet Earth series on three DVDs.

Describes the origin of the oceans, oceanic waves, tides, and currents, and the volcanoes and earthquakes that can cause tsunamis.