NOVA · SEASON 39
Deadliest Volcanoes
Episode 9 · 2012-01-04

- Documentary
Episode overview
Millions of people around the world live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Under constant threat of massive volcanic eruptions, their homes and their lives are daily at risk from these sleeping giants. From Japan’s Mount Fuji to the "Sleeping Giant" submerged beneath Naples to the Yellowstone "supervolcano" in the United States, we will travel with scientists from around the world who are at work on these sites, attempting to discover how likely these volcanoes are to erupt, when it might happen, and exactly how deadly they could prove to be.
55 minutes
Season 39 episodes
1. Engineering Ground Zero2011-09-07
2. Surviving the Tsunami2011-09-28
3. Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone?2011-10-19
4. Iceman Murder Mystery2011-10-26
5. The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?2011-11-02
6. The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time2011-11-09
7. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap2011-11-16
8. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?2011-11-23
9. Deadliest Volcanoes2012-01-04
10. Bombing Hitler's Dams2012-01-11
11. 3D Spies of WWII2012-01-18
12. Mystery of a Masterpiece2012-01-25
13. Ice Age Death Trap2012-02-01
14. Separating Twins2012-02-08
15. Cracking Your Genetic Code2012-03-28
16. Hunting the Elements2012-04-04
17. Deadliest Tornadoes2012-04-11
18. Why Ships Sink2012-04-18
19. Secrets of the Sun2012-04-25