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Lost LA
Prehistoric Landscapes
Season 5
Episode 3
How has Southern California’s climate changed over the millennia? In this episode, we sift through a natural archive of climate change at the La Brea Tar Pits, explore the remnants of a sunken super-island off the coast of Ventura, and visit a natural tar pit in Ojai that might serve scientists in the distant future.
- Airdates
- Tuesday Jul 7, 7:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Friday Jul 10, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Jul 11, 2:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Jul 11, 7:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Sunday Jul 12, 8:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Sunday Jul 12, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jul 14, 4:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jul 14, 9:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jul 14, 2:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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