Earth is a volcanic planet, with over 1,400 active giants spread across the globe. But what would happen if all of them were to erupt at once? From rivers of lava, towering ash clouds, and pyroclastic flows to tsunamis and super-sized climate change, we explore the powerful volcanic forces that fascinate today's scientists. Join us as we conduct a thrilling thought experiment with leading volcanologists that reveals the inner workings of some of the world's most magnificent volcanoes.
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.
Two inseparable friends with a passion for extreme adventure organize an expedition to Mount Etna to debunk the legend of a rare animal who lives in the snowy peaks of the largest active volcano. Once up there, something mysterious happens that will change forever their fate.
Mordors mørke har spredt sig ud i de fleste af Gondors afkroge, og det sidste store slag om Midgård nærmer sig. Gandalf drager mod Minas Tirith for endnu en gang at stå side om side med menneskene i den forestående krig. Aragorn må se sin sande identitet som tronarving i øjnene og drage ud på en farefuld færd med de trofaste følgesvende Gimli og Legolas for at konfrontere De Dødes Hær, der for mange år siden svor kongen troskab. I mellemtiden kæmper trioen bestående af Frodo, Sam og Gollum stadig med at nå frem til Mordor i tide, så de kan tilintetgøre Ringen en gang for alle. Men Ringen har sin egen vilje og vil gøre alt for at nå tilbage til sin herre, Sauron.
I en stille del af Midgaard lever hobbitterne, der er glade for mad og fester. I mens opruster mørkets fyrste Lord Sauron, og horder af orker hærger landet mod øst. Sauron mangler kun én ting for at lægge verden for sine fødder: en magisk ring med enorme kræfter. Skæbnen vil at hobbitten Frodo får til opgave at skaffe den af vejen, før Sauron får fingre i den
Witness the awesome power and the unimaginable destruction of explosive volcanoes, ground-buckling earthquakes, and deadly tornadoes as you head into the field with scientists who risk their lives exploring the origins and behaviors of these fearsome natural disasters.
The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing the face of the earth for billions of years. This is what the Earth might have looked like four billion years ago. Iceland is the realm of ice and fire. Nowhere else is there such a high density of volcanoes. The landscapes, which are continually reshaped by eruptions, make the island a natural laboratory full of clues about the formation and development of the earth. The documentary follows a group of scientists through the most active areas of Iceland, along a mountain range that has emerged from the ocean. On the slopes of the volcanoes, in the fog of the fumaroles and on streams and rivers, the three researchers explore how the first forms of life populated the earth's surface and in what evolutionary steps they took over the earth.
The epic story of the life of a volcano, capable of both causing the extinction of all things and helping the evolution of species, over 60 million years.
A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
Katia og Maurice Krafft elskede to ting - hinanden og vulkaner. I to årtier vandrede det dristige franske vulkanolog-par rundt på planeten og jagtede udbrud og dokumenterede deres opdagelser. I sidste ende mistede de livet i en vulkansk eksplosion i 1991 og efterlod en arv, der for berigede vores viden om den fysiske verden. Instruktør Sara Dosa har skabt en poetisk hyldest til de frygtløse forskeres eventyrlyst, hentet fra Kraffts eget spektakulære billed- og videoarkiv. 'Fire of Love' fortæller en historie om skabelse og ødelæggelse, der følger to modige opdagelsesrejsende, mens de begiver sig ud i det ukendte, alt sammen for kærlighedens skyld.
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.
Inspireret af de isolerede tropiske øers skønhed og de eksplosive fortryllende vulkaner i havet. Lava er en musikalsk kærlighedshistorie, der foregår over millioner af år.
What would be the shortest route between Entre Rios in Argentina and the Chinese metropolis Shanghai? Simply a straight line through the center of the earth, since the two places are antipodes: they are located diametrically opposite to each other on the earth's surface. During his visits to four such antipodal pairs, the award-winning documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky captured images that turn our view of the world upside down.
Haroun Tazieff's documentary on the lava lake in the depths of the Nyiragongo Crater.
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
In the 6th century AD, large parts of the world were affected by mysterious weather events causing temperature drop, crop failures and famines. All this might be the result of a large volcanic eruption in the tropics. But can a local natural disaster impact the global weather, thus influencing the course of history? Using stunning re-enactments and unique animation techniques, “The Power of Volcanoes” makes it clear: Volcanoes might be sleeping giants. But they can wake up quicker than you think and in the worst case trigger a fatal chain of events.
40, 000 years ago the steppes of Eurasia were home to our closest human relative, the Neanderthals. Recent genetic and archaeological discoveries have proven that they were not the dim-witted cave dwellers we long thought they were. In fact, they were cultured, technologically savvy and more like us than we ever imagined! So why did they disappear? We accompany scientists on an exciting search for an answer to this question and come to a startling conclusion …
Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.