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The Viking Kiel Canal

Even in Viking times, the sea route between the North and Baltic Seas, the Kattegat, was notorious for its treacherous currents. The solution: a Viking-style Kiel Canal. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Hanna Kotarba/Pro in -Space/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: h

Dangerous winds at Cape Horn

Patagonia is notorious for its extreme winds. At the tip of South America, very cold air masses from Antarctica collide with warmer air from the north. Heavy storms rage at the southern end of the continent 300 days a year. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/S.Hillmann/C.Gerisch/A.Kindler/SpiegelTV/Maximi

ScienceCasts: Predicting Floods

Satellite Based Flood Monitoring Central to Relief Agencies Disaster Response: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/satellite-based-flood-monitoring-central-to-relief-agencies-disaster-response Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. To download this episode, go to http://sciencecasts.nasa.gov/ Pr