Op de grens van China en Noord-Korea ligt de vulkaan Paektusan, stabiel sinds 1903. Wanneer deze uitbarst, ontstaan er zware aardbevingen in zowel Noord- als Zuid-Korea. De regering stelt een eliteteam van specialisten uit beide landen samen. De teamleden moeten hun krachten bundelen om een grotere catastrofale ramp te voorkomen.
De film is een nauwkeurig onderzoek van de vulkaanuitbarsting van Whakaari/White Island in 2019 waarbij 22 levens verloren gingen. De film vertelt visceraal een dag waarop gewone mensen werden opgeroepen om buitengewone dingen te doen. en de kracht van onze gedeelde menselijkheid.
Het verhaal speelt zich af op een afgelegen eiland in de Stille Zuidzee. Het eiland is bedekt met een regenwoud en wordt gedomineerd door een vulkaan. In een stam wordt een jong meisje, Wawa, verliefd op Dain, de kleinzoon van het opperhoofd. Wanneer een inter-tribale oorlog escaleert, wordt Wawa zonder dat ze het weet verloofd met iemand anders, als onderdeel van een vredesakkoord. De jonge geliefden lopen weg, want ze weigeren hun lot te aanvaarden. Ze moeten kiezen tussen hun hart en de toekomst van de stam...
Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and volcanic rock twelve miles into the air, and blasted one cubic mile of earth from the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range. Illustrates the terrifying fury of the most destructive volcanic disaster in American history through aerial photography and survivors' own words. Shows examples of nature's plant and animal recovery seventeen years later.
Little David Gordon lives in the jungle with his parents Ruth and Fred, along with their servant Nona. David likes living there while his father captures wild animals; he's made friends with Bomba the jungle boy, who has shown him a great deal about life in the jungle. One day two adventurers come looking for ancient treasure in the shadow of a live volcano.
The 19th of September of 2021 the volcanic ridge of Cumbre Vieja, on the island of La Palma started erupting. This eruption lasted until the 13th of December of 2021. Lucía and two other filmmakers decided to travel and register the volcano. This is the journal of the first two days, based on the camera errors and casual conversations that were on the footage: Bad focus, being sleepy, journalists not knowing how to name the eruption, instagram, the crunch of Pringles fries, glutamato monosodico, the radio fluctuating between Prince and Elvis, selfies with the volcano, plans for illegal stuff and the seconds before a final system error.
The subject of this documentary is a straightforward one: presenter Andrew Wallace-Hadrill introduces us to the treasures of Herculaneum, the city close to Pompeii that suffered a similar fate as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, but which was covered under a far thicker layer of lava and other materials.
Centers on the events leading up to the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington, with the story beginning on the day volcanic activity started on March 20, 1980, and ending on the day of the eruption, May 18, 1980.
For more than 20 years, Maurice & Katia Krafft have traveled the world. From Iceland to Hawaii, from Africa to Indonesia, they are usually the first to reach the scene of an eruption. Join them as they risk their lives to document the birth of a volcano.
A young man returns to his hometown after it succumbed to a volcano eruption, during his staying he will meet two women with he will create a strong bond -almost like, a family.
Ze zijn van onschatbare archeologische waarde: de wereldwijd unieke gipsen afgietsels van 86 slachtoffers van de uitbarsting van de Vesuvius in 79 na Christus. Helaas zijn veel afgietsels door de jaren heen zwaar verweerd geraakt. Met behulp van nieuwe methoden en de modernste technologie probeert een team van experts in Pompeii het waardevolle historische bewijsmateriaal te herstellen.
During the summer of 2018, hundreds of earthquakes shook the summit of Kiilauea, sparking the volcano's largest eruption in 200 years. To some, it was a disaster. To others, it was the goddess Pele's way of creating new aina (land). The Hawaiian peoples' resilience and cultural unity is a lesson in the true spirit of Aloha.
At Her Feet follows the heart-pounding journey of two college archeology interns and their Hawaiian guide as they race against time to save precious artifacts threatened by a volcanic eruption. This high-stakes adventure, paired with stunning visuals, guarantees an unforgettable viewing experience for the whole family.
As Cotopaxi spews ash, issuing an eerie penumbra over Quito, a young woman confronts dormant familial conflicts. Desperate for a place to store her things as volcanic disaster looms, Caridad turns to her long-estranged father Galo for help. Galo abandoned Caridad’s mother long ago and is eager to make amends, but questions concerning the nature of his transgressions linger, straining communication between father and daughter and casting grave doubts over the possibility of reconciliation.
Two young sisters take on the dangerous task of feeding their mother's sacred ashes to the Fire Serpent before it brings death to their desolate land.