Duration: 19'36''
Learn about volcanoes, mountains, and living near an active volcano.
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Episode 1 | Expedition Volcano
Chris Jackson, Xand van Tulleken and Aldo Kane take part in an expedition to Nyiragongo - one of the world's most dangerous and spectacular vo...
Effects of Volcanoes | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history and its effect on global weather.
Mount St Helens | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
In 1980, after 100 years of stillness, Mount St Helen's erupted sideways and produced devastating pyroclastic flows.
The effects of eruptions from Mount Sakurajima and the management strategies in place | Journeys into the Ring of Fire
Iain Stewart investigates how people living in the sha...
Anak Krakatoa | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates Indonesia's largest volcano Krakatoa and it's devastating eruption in 1883.
Mt Etna | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates the eruptions from Europe's highest and most active volcano, Mount Etna.
1958 Tallest Tsunami on Record | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates the highest Tsunami wave ever recorded in history.
Deadliest Earthquake in History | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates the world's deadliest earthquake that happened in China in 1556.
Earthquake Engineering | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and how buildings are now being engineered in Mexico to...
Episode 2 | Expedition Volcano
Chris Jackson and his fellow geologists head for the volcano Nyamulagira - one of the most active yet least explored volcanoes on the planet.
Eyjafjallajökull ash | Dangerous Earth
Monitoring Mount Merapi (Part 1) | Journeys into the Ring of Fire
Iain Stewart visits the team that is constantly monitoring the biggest volcano in Indonesia, Mount Merapi.
Mount Merapi erupts and is followed by an earthquake | Journeys into the Ring of Fire
Mount Merapi erupts, followed by an earthquake.
Mount Vesuvius erupts | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
An exploration of what happened when Mount Vesuvius first erupted in 79AD.
S1E7: Volcanoes | Fierce Earth
The team take on one of the most feared forces on the planet - the volcano. Dougal explores the secret lava tubes of Etna and climbs Stromboli...
The Cause: Plate Tectonics | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart explains how the earth is divided into plates and how movement between these plates produces ear...
What historians now believe happened at Pompeii | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
What historians now believe happened at Pompeii
Yellowstone | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…
Iain Stewart investigates the geology of the super volcano in Yellowstone National Park.
Effusive and Explosive eruptions | Dangerous Earth
Dr Helen Czerski demonstrates the differences between effusive and explosive eruptions.
Famous volcanoes | Fierce Earth
Around three-quarters of the worlds volcanoes are found around the Pacific Ocean and as such is known as the "ring of fire".
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