I den fredelige by Dantes Peak frygter ingen af indbyggerne, at den store vulkan, der ligger tæt på byen, vil gå i udbrud. Men videnskabsmanden Harry Dalton, der er på besøg i den smukke by, kan fornemme, at noget er galt. Rigtigt galt. Byrådet vil ikke hjælpe, en redningsaktion koster for mange penge, siger de. Ingen vil høre på Harry Dalton udover den kvindelige borgmester. Men snart får de andet at lytte til. Lyden af eksploderende lava.
Efter et mindre jordskælv i Los Angeles dør syv undergrundsarbejdere af meget kraftige forbrændinger. Mike Roark er chef for byens katastrofeberedskab og tvivler på den officielle forklaring. Han får fat på et par geologer, hvis utrolige forklaring lyder, at der gemmer sig en vulkan under byen! Hvor svært Mike end har ved at tro geologerne, skal han snart få syn for sagen og samtidig blive sat på sin største opgave nogensinde.
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.
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.
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.
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.
Geologists encounter a giant alligator while investigating an active volcano in Hawaii.
Lara Winslet is an expert geologist in volcanology. She is together with her team of work on a volcano to conduct surveys. One day Lara decides to stay a little longer to finish an exam and she remains alone. Returning, she has an accident, falling inside a hole in the ground and remains blocked inside there, where no one can neither see nor hear her.
The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier ... where every action is physically and psychically limited by the environment ... people are reduced to fragments of basic instinct and intelligence." Promoted as a psychological thriller, Strata provides little tension nor any real climax. The characters are ideas - not believably real.
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.
Set in Zaire, the film follows an expedition exploring the crater of the Niragongo volcano of the Virunga chain, whose eruptions are known for their violence and their massive lava flows.
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.
Documentary on the famous French/Belgian pioneer volcanologist.
Narrative adaptation of the 2022 documentary Fire of Love.
Inès has lived all her life in the shadow of her sister, a brilliant volcanologist. As a challenge, she decides to join a scientific expedition that plans to climb a volcano.
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.
Short documentary on the volcano Erta Ale.