NOVA S45E10 · Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire

NOVA

Season 45 · Episode 10 · Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire · 55 min

Climb with volcano experts to the summit of Nyiragongo, a highly active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Twice in recent memory it has erupted, devastating Goma, a neighboring city of 1 million people. To investigate when it might erupt next, scientists climb into its crater toward a bubbling lava lake to deploy sensors and monitor the volcano’s activity.