Winds : an Invisible Strength

Winds : an Invisible Strength

Grands vents
Ended First aired 27/Aug/2024 France French 1 season(s) 5 episode(s)
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Invisible but fundamental to life on the planet, wind has inspired many myths in human civilizations. A key player in oxygenating the oceans, it governs the movements of insect and bird populations, shapes the plant world, influences transportation, and is an inexhaustible source of energy. By turns devastating and beneficial, whether dry, violent, hot, cold, or humid, it lays down the law wherever it blows. There are thousands of them around the globe, each with its own characteristics.

At the crossroads of geography, history, human adventure, and science, Grands Vents follows the path of five iconic winds—the Mistral of Provence, the Chinook of the Rockies, the transatlantic trade winds, the North African Sirocco, and the Indian monsoon—through the eyes of those who study them, await them, fear them, or even enjoy them.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
5 episode(s) · Air date: 27/Aug/2024
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S1E5
Sirocco, the Desert Breath
Air date: 25/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 43 min
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The Sirocco, born over the Sahara, is a hot, dry desert wind that raises temperatures and carries vast amounts of sand, sometimes burying entire villages. Wildlife seeks shelter in the dunes, while nomadic communities have adapted their way of life to endure its powerful and unpredictable gusts.

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The Sirocco, born over the Sahara, is a hot, dry desert wind that raises temperatures and carries vast amounts of sand, sometimes burying entire villages. Wildlife seeks shelter in the dunes, while nomadic communities have adapted their way of life to endure its powerful and unpredictable gusts.

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Monsoon, the Breath of Fate
Air date: 28/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 44 min
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The monsoon travels thousands of kilometers, bringing intense seasonal rains that can trigger devastating floods while sustaining life across the Indian subcontinent. Despite its destructive force, it is eagerly awaited each year, as millions depend on it and entire ecosystems rely on its arrival to regenerate.

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The monsoon travels thousands of kilometers, bringing intense seasonal rains that can trigger devastating floods while sustaining life across the Indian subcontinent. Despite its destructive force, it is eagerly awaited each year, as millions depend on it and entire ecosystems rely on its arrival to regenerate.

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Trade Winds, the Breath of Voyagers
Air date: 26/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 43 min
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The trade winds, blowing between the tropics and the equator, enabled early ocean crossings and transformed global exploration. Today they still guide sailors, while also carrying Saharan dust across the Atlantic that fertilizes the Amazon rainforest, sustaining one of Earth’s richest ecosystems.

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The trade winds, blowing between the tropics and the equator, enabled early ocean crossings and transformed global exploration. Today they still guide sailors, while also carrying Saharan dust across the Atlantic that fertilizes the Amazon rainforest, sustaining one of Earth’s richest ecosystems.

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Mistral, the Master Wind
Air date: 24/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 43 min
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Invisible yet essential, winds shape ecosystems, landscapes, cultures and myths. In southern France, the cold, dry Mistral sweeps through the Rhône Valley, reaching Aigues-Mortes and Mont Ventoux. Both destructive and beneficial, it forces nature and people to adapt to its force.

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Invisible yet essential, winds shape ecosystems, landscapes, cultures and myths. In southern France, the cold, dry Mistral sweeps through the Rhône Valley, reaching Aigues-Mortes and Mont Ventoux. Both destructive and beneficial, it forces nature and people to adapt to its force.

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Chinook, the Warm Wind of the Rockies
Air date: 27/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 44 min
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Each winter in western Canada and the US, cold and ice dominate the landscape, but the Rocky Mountains are regularly swept by the Chinook, a warm downslope wind that melts snow, triggers early wildlife activity, and briefly awakens nature before winter returns.

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Each winter in western Canada and the US, cold and ice dominate the landscape, but the Rocky Mountains are regularly swept by the Chinook, a warm downslope wind that melts snow, triggers early wildlife activity, and briefly awakens nature before winter returns.

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Micky Sébastian
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Fanny Begoin
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