NOVA · SEASON 45
Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire
Episode 10 · 2018-10-10

- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
55 minutes
Season 45 episodes
1. Black Hole Apocalypse2018-01-10
2. The Impossible Flight2018-01-31
3. First Face of America2018-02-07
4. Great Escape at Dunkirk2018-02-14
5. Prediction by the Numbers2018-02-28
6. Decoding the Weather Machine2018-04-18
7. Rise of the Superstorms2018-06-27
8. Transplanting Hope2018-09-26
9. Operation Bridge Rescue2018-10-03
10. Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire2018-10-10
11. Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink2018-10-10
12. Addiction2018-10-17
13. Flying Supersonic2018-10-24
14. Last B-242018-11-07
15. Thai Cave Rescue2018-11-14
16. World's Fastest Animal2018-11-21
17. Apollo's Daring Mission2018-12-26
101. NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying?2018-04-25
102. NOVA Wonders What's Living in You?2018-05-02
103. NOVA Wonders Are We Alone?2018-05-09
104. NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?2018-05-16
105. NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life?2018-05-23
106. NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of?2018-05-30