Deserts: Life in the Furnace

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Human Planet
20th January 2011 49 mins Season 1 Episode 2

While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people live in parched desert environments around the world. Discover the enormous challenges presented to man in the driest corners of the earth, and marvel at the ingenious solutions he has come up with to make life sustainable.

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