Earth From Space

We think of Earth as a blue planet, but satellite cameras reveal a kaleidoscope of colour. In the third episode they unveil remarkable stories behind the planet’s most intriguing colours.

The astonishing lights of the aurora are towering vertical streaks hundreds of kilometres high. Phytoplankton blooms turn the ocean into a work of art triggering a feeding frenzy.

For a few weeks a year China’s Yunnan province is carpeted in yellow, as millions of rapeseed flowers bloom.

A co-production with the Open University.

Pictured: Greenlanders play football under the Northern Lights

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