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April 22, 2012
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10 countries, over 100,000 kilometres, 45 critical water stories, 100 days. Expedition Blue Planet.
Alexandra Cousteau’s Expedition Blue Planet 2009 chronicled the interconnectivity of water. A key aspect of the project was its ability to show how individual stories are part of the larger, universal story of an inter-dependent and global water ecosystem. In this way, we created a new vision for what it means to live in a world where water is our most precious resource and plan for what we must do to protect it.
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April 16, 2012
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Kanpur is a city characterized by the countless tanning factories that line the sacred Ganges, pouring millions of gallons of toxic effluent into the river on a daily basis. The Expedition team interviews local environmental hero to learn more about this threat to the holiest of rivers.
Expedition: Blue Planet investigates the impact of the river’s increasing seasonality on the physical wellbeing, spiritual practice and cultural identity of the Indian people. This is more than simply an academic question. The water that flows in the rivers is the lifeblood of India, tying together her history, her people and their future.
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April 16, 2012
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At 1,560 miles (2510 km) long with a river basin between 200 and 400 miles wide, the Ganges river supports nearly half a billion people ‘Mother Ganges’ is revered by Hindus as the incarnation of a god.
The source of the Ganges is Rishikesh, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains and fed by its enormous and endangered glaciers. The Expedition team investigates the impact on India of the threat posed by an increasingly seasonal Ganges river.
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Expedition: Blue Planet’s first stop in India is Varanasi, the most ancient and most holy place in India, a pilgrimage destination for millions of Hindus who gather to pay homage to a living goddess- the Ganges River.
