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The Secret Life of Water
The Secret Life of Water, illustrates the importance of water management and conservation by tackling the twin issues of availability and pollution. In the segment, "A Day in the Life of the Rio Grande," the river is seen through the eyes of two young women: a whitewater rafting guide from upstream, where the river really is "grande," and one living in the desert near El Paso, Texas, where the river earned the nickname "Rio Wimpy." The segment also introduces Gloria and Mary Melendez, a mother-daughter pair who are educating people in Las Colonias, on the border of Texas and Mexico, about water and their health. In the following segment, "Precision Farming, " viewers learn that farming accounts for 70 percent of the fresh water usage in the world and that more than half of the water used in agriculture is wasted. The story centers on 14-year-old Jake and his dad, Mark, a fifth-generation grain farmer in Nebraska, who are using new technologies to save water for future generations of farmers. "Bottle or Tap?" explores the booming business of bottled water. A crack team of teen supersleuths investigates and gets to the bottom of the big questions: Is bottled water really tastier, fresher and healthier?
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CC - Closed Caption
HD - High Definition
16:9 - Anamorphic Widescreen
LTR - Letterbox
DVI - Descriptive Video Information for the visually impaired
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