Amazing Earth: Human’s indescribable strength against the forces of nature!

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Aired (October 4, 2024): Lewis Pugh, a record-setting swimmer in the North Pole, and Antoine Albeau, reknowned for his amazing talent in extreme windsurfing, challenge Mother Nature’s forces with their extraordinary endurance.

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00:00It's a big survival test to face any kind of delusion.

00:03In other words, you're trying to test the laws of nature.

00:06But there are people who are the opposite.

00:09They are the ones who are trying to test the laws of nature.

00:13That's how strong the characters in Amazing Number 3 are.

00:17Can you do it?

00:19The amazing times bring the biggest tragedy in all corners of the world.

00:24And this is also what will test our resilience.

00:27Lewis Pugh was a former Special Forces Ocean Activist.

00:32He wanted to swim more than half a mile in the North Pole.

00:36Here, it's hard to find liquid water.

00:40But due to global warming, during summer, there is water here.

00:45It has reached negative 1.7 Celsius now.

00:49If it's not salty water, it will definitely freeze.

00:53Swimming here can kill you in just one minute.

00:57But Lewis was trained to warm up his body.

01:00That's why he sweats first before jumping into the water.

01:04A few minutes later, his back was covered in ice.

01:08And because he reached 80 minutes and 50 seconds,

01:11he set a new world record.

01:16In 1934, the Mount Washington Weather Observatory in New Hampshire

01:21recorded the fastest wind not coming from a storm

01:25with a record of 231 miles per hour.

01:28These weather observers enjoy the wind with a speed of 109 miles per hour

01:33where it's almost impossible to walk.

01:37In the Luderitz on the Namibian coast,

01:40Anton Albu made a world record attempt

01:43in windsurfing at a speed of 55 miles per hour.

01:47The wind was so strong that he couldn't see where he was going.

01:54He just needed the right angle to sail faster than the wind.

02:00He reached a speed of 60 miles per hour.

02:06At first glance, you'd think it's not dangerous.

02:08But this extreme weather condition is the deadliest.

02:12More than 4 million people a year are killed by urban smog

02:17or a mixture of smoke and fog.

02:20Delhi is the most affected city in India.

02:23Its air pollution is 10 times higher than the limit of the World Health Organization.

02:28Every year, 20,000 people die here.

02:31You don't have to be an ST to face a time like this

02:36because everyone is affected.

02:42For more UN videos visit www.un.org

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