Nyiragongo, one of the world's most active and deadly volcanos, could erupt at any time
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Publicado 2023-06-07
For the Volcanologist Observatory of Goma, it’s a big challenge: increase the knowledge to anticipate the future eruptions and avoid catastrophes. It’s a very complex objective in a very instable region, geologically but also politically. Moreover, to go down inside the crater is very difficult and needs very special competences and experiments.
A team of French and Swiss volunteers, specialists of volcanologic expeditions has taken up the challenge: they go the closest to the boiling lake of lava, in the very heart of the volcano, in order to make samples and analyzes, and to install measuring tools.
This documentary tells the adventure of this exceptional collaboration between passionate volunteers and scientists in a place as dangerous as mythical."
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Chapters
▷ 0:00 - Intro
▷ 02:20 - Nyiragongo
▷ 51:25 - Credits
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Nyiragongo with its world's largest continuously active lava cannot be described as calm. This fascinating and dangerous volcano is a perpetual threat to the life of the city of Goma, located at the bottom of the mountain where it dominates. Its eruptions have and continue to cause numerous tragedies and disasters. In 1977, more than a thousand people were reportedly killed in the lava flows. In 2002, molten rock destroyed one fifth of Goma, leaving a hundred thousand people homeless.
Jacques Durieux, a volcanologist, was sent to assess the damage and prevent future eruptions. Accompanied by many enthusiasts, Durieux led expeditions to the mythical volcano, but some of them were failures due to the extreme conditions and political instabilities of the country. It was the volcanologist Haroun Tazieff who was the first to descend into the crater of the Nyiragongo volcano, revealing the fabulous spectacle it contained. His work has shown the importance of gas in the eruptive phenomena. Since then, studies have multiplied in an attempt to understand the functioning of energy flows and the convection movements that drive them. The conditions are extreme, the scientists are exposed to heat, magma upwelling, acid rain and the vagaries of the weather. However, they continue their research to unlock the secret of the volcano.
By following the scientists and volunteers closely, Oliver Grunewald tells us about this incredible and rocambolical adventure worthy of a Jules Verne novel. This documentary shows us exceptional images of Nyiragongo and its lava eruptions.
Original Title - Nyiragongo: Journeys to the Center of the Earth
A film by Olivier Grunewald
© 2015, Licensed by CPB Films
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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This is one of the most amazing documentaries I’ve watched! The volcanologists and scientists have made such massive strides in researching how volcanoes act etc, which will help to save lives in the end. I have immense respect for these brave souls. Thank you very much 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Massive respect to people who risk their lives for knowledge and to save others ..Magnificent documentary ❤
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Not only the challenges that is descending into an active volcano but the political dispute in the country .. Thats quite a challenge. Top notch documentary cant say anything else. All who made it possible I salute you
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This was one of the best documentaries that I have ever seen. The whole team even the people who helped bring the materials equipment, they all deserve it. That lava lake is massive and the closeup on the shoreline was mesmerizing . Thanks to them, they can monitor data and changes on Nyiragongo which can help save thousands of lives. Great documentary!
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30:30 unbelievable footage, that one little person gives a great sense of perspective 👍
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Respect. These people have GUTS. First class doco. Thanks
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This is a VERY NAUGHTY volcano!
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I remember seeing a news report on this, and it was the funniest beaurocratic red tape fail ive ever seen. Elected officials were like "Citizens of Goma, give us a few minutes, we'll create an evac plan." After the plan was planned and they went back out... to announce it...to crickets. Everybody had already walked across the border into Rwanda and i thought i was going to pee on myself laughing.
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Mother Nature...OUR PLANET IS AMAZING!!! This is a wonderful documentary, beautiful and thrilling
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What a great film, fascinating. Thank you very much.
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Ya gotta be nuts to get that close to active volcano
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This is tremendous dedication to all that took part.!!!❤Beautiful amazing people ❤
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these brave scientists risking their lives fot science. I wonder how they feel about drones doing that job now
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WoW great doco ..
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Considering that Africa is splitting apart, it doesn't surprise me that A volcano, if not MORE, aren't ready to explode !
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Great documentary. Is it possible to get the soundtrack list?
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respect a pretty good doku and thanks for the theam .
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they risk his life unnecessary, that is insane
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That is so scary I would never go into a volcano
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you cannot even to a volcano site without getting robbed ? geeze
