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Weather Hunters - Season 1 Episode 17 - Voyage of the Melting Snow
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00:00Our family loves to look for weather, there's so much we want to know, Weather Hunters, that's us, Weather Hunters,
00:08let's go, we love discovering together, what is rain, why does it snow, Weather Hunters, Weather Hunters, around the world,
00:17around the corner, our adventure's just begun, could be cloudy, could be sunny, the kids, the forecast calls for fun,
00:25whatever the weather, we're in it together, Weather Hunters!
00:32Voyage of the Melting Snow
00:34Wee!
00:36Look, Pingree, it's snowing!
00:40I know, don't you just love it?
00:43It's 32 degrees, just cold enough for snow.
00:46If it keeps falling like this, and we get lots of it on the ground, we can go sledding.
00:51Ooh, Pingree the penguin and I want to go sledding now.
00:55Hey kids, it's time for dinner.
00:57Aw, I wanted to go sledding.
01:00You know what? We can go sledding tomorrow.
01:03Yay!
01:14Whoosh!
01:15Zoom!
01:17Benny, it's time for lights out. Time to go to sleep.
01:21Okay, Mom.
01:22Hey, I like Pingree's outfit. Is that a superhero costume?
01:27Yeah. Now he's Super Pingree. I'm going to take him sledding with me tomorrow, and I want him to be
01:33brave.
01:34Well, Super Pingree, you and Betty better get lots of rest. Tomorrow will be an exciting day for both of
01:40you.
01:42He says he will.
01:46Nighty-night, you two.
01:48Nighty-night, Mom.
01:50We're going to have so much fun tomorrow, Pingree.
01:53I'm so excited. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to... able to fall.
02:08Okay, I just dropped Cumulus off at Ms. Joyce's house. She'll watch him for us today.
02:13All right, family. You all have a fantastic day at the park.
02:17It's such a nice day. It's warmer than yesterday. I wish you could go with us, Dad.
02:21Me too, Corky. But our viewers want to know about what's going on, especially when there's so much interesting weather
02:29to report.
02:29But you know I'm going to join you next time.
02:31We're going to go sledding!
02:33I know, Benny. And I hope you have the best sledding day ever.
02:37But don't be surprised if today's temperature gets so warm that it might not be the best day for it.
02:44It'll be great. Look at all this snow.
02:46Well, no matter what, I hope you have a lot of fun today, Benny. Bye, hon.
02:52Bye, Al.
02:57Bye, kids.
02:58Bye.
02:59Bye, Dad.
03:04All right, hunters. Let's get moving.
03:13Hey, Benny. How come Pingree's wearing a mask and a cape?
03:17Because he's going to have an adventure. This will be Pingree's first time on a sled.
03:23Today, he's Super Pingree.
03:26The Action Adventure Penguin.
03:29That's exciting, Benny.
03:32Whoa. Look at all the snow that fell last night, Pingree.
03:37I know. It should be great for sledding.
03:41Pingree and I will zoom down the hill. You'll see.
03:45Whoosh.
03:46I'll be sure to record plenty of video for Dad to watch later when he gets home from the TV
03:51studio.
03:52Thanks, Corky.
04:00Here we are. My favorite hill for sledding.
04:09Hmm. Those icicles are melting off that tree.
04:14It is warm for a winter day, warmer than yesterday when it snowed.
04:19It must be because it's getting closer to spring when the temperature starts to warm up.
04:24I'm going to get out my thermometer and check the temperature right now.
04:29Wow. It was 32 degrees yesterday, which was cold enough for snow.
04:33And today, it's 40 degrees.
04:35I think you're right, Corky. Spring is coming.
04:39Okay, Super Pingree. It's zooming time.
04:43Got your camera ready, Corky?
04:45Ready.
04:46Then off we go, go, go!
04:50Wee!
04:51See, Pingree? Isn't this great?
04:54Whoa!
04:57Hey, what happened, Pingree?
05:00Uh-oh.
05:06Are you all right?
05:08Yep. Pingree and I are okay.
05:11What happened?
05:12I don't know.
05:19I hit a spot where there wasn't any snow, and my sled stopped sledding.
05:25Look!
05:27What's happening to the snow?
05:30And why am I feeling so warm?
05:33Hmm.
05:35The snow is melting.
05:38And the snow that's left is turning into slush.
05:42What's slush?
05:43When snow melts, it changes to water.
05:46Then lots of water gets mixed in with the icy snow that hasn't melted yet.
05:51Yep.
05:51That's slush.
05:53Here.
05:53Let me show you.
05:54I'll send what I'm seeing to my tracker tablet, so you can see it too.
05:58Flex Specs, activate.
06:02Magnify.
06:04That's what snow looks like up close when it melts and turns to slush.
06:08Wow.
06:09That's so cool.
06:14This is why the snow is melting.
06:17The air temperature is 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
06:20That's definitely a temperature where snow can melt.
06:22If all the snow melts and turns to water, there will be water everywhere.
06:28Where does all that water go?
06:30Hmm.
06:30Now that's a good question.
06:33I've never really thought about that before.
06:35I'm going to be sad to see the snow go away.
06:38Oh, I'm sorry, Benny.
06:40But it will be back next winter.
06:42And I really wanted to go sledding with Pingree.
06:46Hey.
06:47Where is Pingree?
06:50He's gone.
06:51Don't worry, Benny.
06:52I'm sure he's around here somewhere.
06:54I don't think he waddled away.
06:57There he is.
06:58The water from the melting snow is carrying Pingree away.
07:02We've got to catch him.
07:04Hey, wait for me.
07:17Pingree, stop.
07:22Almost got him.
07:31Oh, no.
07:34Pingree went down the storm drain.
07:36Now what are we going to do?
07:38Pingree's gone forever.
07:40Don't worry, Benny.
07:42We're going to find him no matter what it takes.
07:44Look at all that water.
07:46Why is it moving so fast?
07:48What I noticed is that the water is going downhill.
07:52Almost everywhere we look, Corky.
07:55Good observation, Lily.
07:56And there's a reason for that.
07:58Follow me and I'll show you.
08:00And maybe we can figure out a way to rescue Pingree.
08:03Really?
08:06Time for a Vance-formation.
08:25Let me show you something, kids.
08:30The land that the city is built on has lots of hills with sloped areas for water to flow down.
08:37So water will always flow downhill.
08:40That's because it's in a watershed.
08:42Huh.
08:43I've never heard that word before.
08:45What's a watershed?
08:46A watershed is an area where water flows down, with the help of gravity, into streams and pipes in the
08:54city's storm drain system
08:55and collects into a bigger body of water.
08:58Streets are designed to help water flow downhill, too.
09:01They are higher in the middle than they are on the side.
09:04So rainwater and water from melting snow will flow to the gutters on the side and eventually into the storm
09:11drains.
09:12But where do the pipes take the water?
09:14Mom, Pingree is going wherever the water is carrying him.
09:18If we can figure out where that is, we might be able to find him.
09:22Lily, you read my mind.
09:24Our town has lots of storm drains that connect to pipes underneath the ground, which help carry water away.
09:30What we need is a map of all the town's waterways, like streams, rivers, creeks, and storm drain systems.
09:38The Vance-former's computer should be able to call one up.
09:41What a great idea.
09:42That'll make it easy to find Pingree.
09:46Whoa.
09:47Or not.
09:48Mom, I've had puzzles that were easier to figure out than this map.
09:53It's not impossible, Corky.
09:55Watch.
09:55If I type in the location where Pingree fell in,
09:58and we track which way the water is flowing,
10:01our computer just might be able to figure out the path he'll travel and show us where he's going in
10:07real time.
10:09Look.
10:10It's Pingree.
10:12Pingree fell into the storm drain system here and will travel through this pipe,
10:16to this long one,
10:18to this short one,
10:19to this small one,
10:21to this bigger one,
10:23which leads to this river.
10:25The river is out in the open.
10:27That might be our best place to try catching him.
10:30Come on.
10:36Let's put the van in travel mode.
10:53And we're off.
10:55See, Benny?
10:56There's nothing to worry about.
10:58Leave it to Mom to save the day.
11:01Mom, do you think we'll get there before Pingree does?
11:04I'm gonna do my best.
11:06I'm so worried about my penguin.
11:09Hey, you don't call him Super Pingree the action-adventure penguin for nothing, right?
11:14If we're going to find a super-flying penguin,
11:17there's only one way to get there.
11:28Whoa!
11:29Whoa, Mom!
11:31Nice lift-off!
11:32I guess your mom has a few superpowers of her own.
11:36Next up, the river.
11:38Pingree, here we come.
11:39Yay!
11:40Yay!
11:41Woo!
11:42I've asked the computer to put a symbol on the screen
11:45for where we are in the Vansformer
11:47in relation to where Pingree is underground.
11:54Corky, Lily, I need you to watch the monitor
11:56and guide me along the path Pingree is taking.
11:59Okay, Mom.
12:00You got it.
12:03Turn right.
12:07Now turn left.
12:13Okay, this is the river we saw on the map.
12:16According to the map,
12:18Pingree should be here any second now.
12:20See if you can spot our little penguin.
12:30Look, it's Pingree.
12:33Yay!
12:35Yes, I'm going to follow him.
12:40How are we going to get him, Mom?
12:42We hunters never give up.
12:44We'll figure it out.
12:45Look up there.
12:46I see something.
12:48Ugh, it's horrible.
12:50What's horrible?
12:51It's garbage.
12:53Somebody has dumped trash in the water.
12:55I really don't like that.
12:57They may not have thrown it in the water, Corky.
13:00Water can pick up trash from anywhere and carry it here.
13:03That's because of the watershed.
13:10Pingree stopped.
13:12Great.
13:13Let's land, and I'll go get him.
13:20You kids stay here.
13:28No, no, no, no.
13:30Aw.
13:32You almost had him, Mom.
13:35Mom, I haven't given up yet.
13:41Mom, I'm worried about that trash we saw in the water.
13:45Did you know that trash in the water is dangerous for sea creatures, birds, and other wildlife?
13:50You're right, Corky.
13:52We can't have trash polluting our water.
13:54Maybe in our next weathercast, we can add on a warning to be more careful where we dispose of our
14:00trash.
14:00Mom, where do we go now to look for Pingree?
14:04Yeah, Mom.
14:05Where does all this water go from here?
14:07Let's keep following the map to find out.
14:09I hope he doesn't get lost in all that trash.
14:12Don't worry, little brother.
14:13We'll find him.
14:15We still have our map to follow.
14:17First, Pingree will float with the water into this pipe.
14:20Then this pipe joins up with this one.
14:23Then after a long, long trip, it looks like the final place where the water goes is right here.
14:28Wherever the water goes, that's where we go.
14:31Just keep giving me directions.
14:33Okay, Mom.
14:34Turn right again.
14:37Now go straight.
14:41Now another right turn.
14:48Why are we at our beach?
14:50Because that's where this water is flowing.
14:53Look.
14:55Wow.
14:56So this is where the water goes?
14:58One of the places, yes.
14:59Oh, no.
15:00That means all that trash we saw in the water might end up here if it slipped through that metal
15:05grate like Pingree did.
15:07That's terrible.
15:08We love the beach.
15:10We play here in the summer.
15:11That's why it matters so much that we throw away trash the right way and recycle whenever possible.
15:17And that's another reason why we need to find Benny's rubber penguin.
15:20We sure wouldn't want it to be part of anything polluting the water.
15:25Oh, oh, look.
15:27We found him.
15:28It's Super Pingree.
15:30Yay!
15:41Pingree!
15:42Hold on, Benny.
15:44Let me pick him up first with this cloth.
15:46I've sprayed it with disinfectant.
15:48I need to wipe him off really well before you can play with him.
15:53There.
15:54All done.
15:55Oh, Super Pingree.
15:56I'm so glad we found you.
15:59And you had a real superhero adventure.
16:02Woo-hoo!
16:03Yeah!
16:03All right!
16:04Go, Pingree!
16:06And thanks, Mom, for all you did to get Pingree back.
16:10You're super, too.
16:12Oh, thank you, Benny.
16:14Look at all this trash that's come out of the storm drainpipe.
16:18Oh, no!
16:19This is terrible.
16:20Mom, we have to do something about this.
16:23We have to clean it all up.
16:25I think that's a wonderful idea, Corky.
16:27Remember when I dressed up as Recycle Girl last Halloween?
16:30Well, today, I really can be a superhero.
16:33We are going to protect the planet.
16:35Woo!
16:36Yay!
16:37Yes!
16:58Things look much better now.
17:00I really wish people would realize how important it is to only throw trash where it belongs.
17:05We should come back and do this again sometime.
17:08Absolutely.
17:12Well, that was an adventure we weren't expecting.
17:16Now we know where all the melting snow and rainwater goes.
17:20Yes, but I'm still sad we won't have snow to play in anymore.
17:25I know you feel disappointed that the snow will be gone soon, Benny.
17:28But let me show you all the wonderful things that happened to that melting snow.
17:37Remember how we visited the mountains and saw lots of snow on top of them in the winter?
17:41Yes.
17:42Yes.
17:42Well, when that snow melts, it turns into wonderful flowing water, which makes things like this beautiful waterfall form.
17:50Ooh!
17:51Ooh!
17:53Ooh!
17:53It's so pretty!
17:54Wow!
17:55I'm going to record some video of it.
17:58And that water flows right into this lake.
18:01Remember how much fun we had when we went boating on the lake?
18:05Oh, yeah!
18:06That was a lot of fun.
18:08I like going on a boat.
18:10So, the melting snow helps fill beautiful lakes like this with water.
18:14That's another reason why we shouldn't ever litter.
18:17We have to protect all of the creatures who live in the water, and oceans, rivers, and lakes.
18:26Sometimes, water from melting snow leads to a lovely river like this one.
18:31We went in a canoe ride here once.
18:33Remember?
18:34Oh, yes.
18:35That was so much fun, too.
18:38Just as much fun as sledding?
18:39Definitely.
18:41So, you see?
18:42Melting snow leads to just as much fun in the warm weather as you had in the winter.
18:47Maybe even more fun.
18:49Wow!
18:50You're right!
18:51Now, let me show you one more important thing that we get from melting snow.
19:01This is called a reservoir.
19:03A what?
19:05A reservoir.
19:08What's a reservoir?
19:10It's where some of the water from rain and melting snow is sometimes kept.
19:14But I thought it all went out into the oceans, or rivers, or lakes.
19:19Not always.
19:21Some of it is kept in reservoirs like this.
19:23You know why they keep it?
19:25Hmm.
19:26I wonder.
19:27What do we need to keep water for?
19:31I've got it!
19:32We need water to drink.
19:34And to wash with.
19:35And to clean with.
19:36And to water our gardens.
19:38Oh, right!
19:39Lily, is this what that water is for?
19:42You nailed it, Lily.
19:43Some towns store some of the water from melting snow in reservoirs to use at home for all the
19:49things we do with water.
19:50In fact, saving water is very important for all communities, especially those that don't
19:56get as much rain as others do.
19:58Wow!
19:59So this is where the water we use comes from?
20:03Yes.
20:03It gets treated and cleaned before it gets to us in our homes.
20:07We can help make sure the water stays clean, too, by picking up trash.
20:11That's right.
20:13Well, hunters, have we seen enough?
20:15Ah.
20:16Yes, Mom.
20:17I think after all this adventure, Pingree must be a little tired.
20:22Oh, he is, is he?
20:24Well, I know how much he needs his rest.
20:26Let's head home.
20:33Dad, Dad!
20:35Oh, little buddy, what's all the excitement about?
20:38Super Pingree had an adventure.
20:40He did?
20:41Yeah, and we're going to do a weathercast all about it.
20:45Oh, I can't wait to see that.
20:49Hello, everybody.
20:50Lily Hunter here with another exciting weather hunter story.
20:54Did you ever wonder what happens to the winter snow when the temperature gets warmer and the snow melts?
21:00First, the melting snow changes into water.
21:03The land that the city is built on has lots of hills with sloped areas for water to flow down.
21:09It's what's called a watershed.
21:11That's an area of land where water drains or sheds.
21:16It flows down.
21:17But the water has to go somewhere, so it flows into storm drains, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.
21:27Sometimes it ends up in something called a reservoir, where it becomes the water we drink and wash in.
21:33Water is so important to us that we have to always keep it clean.
21:38When people litter, they may not think about where that trash ends up.
21:42But rain and melting snow and other weather will carry it into the watershed.
21:47That's the water all living things depend on.
21:50Today, we help clean trash that ended up on our beach.
21:53While cleanups make a difference, it's even more important not to throw garbage where it doesn't belong.
21:59So please help keep our waterways trash-free.
22:03So, if you ever get unhappy that the snow is melting away and you can't play in it anymore,
22:09just think of all the wonderful places the water that comes from melting snow will go
22:13and all the fun things you can do there.
22:15When seasons change, it brings new adventures.
22:18Right, little brother?
22:20Right, Lily.
22:24Remember, whatever the weather, we're in it together.
22:28Even when the snow gets wetter.
22:33Too long, no is going to be wetter.
22:36Who is going to be wetter.
22:36Too long, we're going to be wetter.
23:01If it's hot and long ago, or not only rain rains!
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