Synopsis
How weather controls the distribution of freshwater on Earth, which in turn shapes the lives of animals in diverse habitats around the globe.
- Programme: A Perfect Planet
- Episode: 03: Weather
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2021
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