[00:00.00] | This is a view of the Pacific as seen from space- |
[00:04.59] | a vast expanse of water that covers almost a third of the Earth’s surface. |
[00:09.93] | Today, only 1% of this vast ocean is land, |
[00:14.86] | and much of it owes its existence to the explosive powers of volcanoes like Kavachi. |
[00:21.20] | 1,500 miles north of the equator, |
[00:25.17] | perhaps the most famous group of volcanic islands in the world - |
[00:29.47] | Hawaii, still one of the most volcanically active areas on Earth. |
[00:35.41] | And this is Kilauea. Like all volcanoes, it’s plumbed into the very heart of the Earth - home to a lot of hot, angry rock. |
[00:45.29] | Rising from 60 mile below the ocean’s floor, |
[00:49.14] | this lava has flowed nonstop for 25 years. |
[00:53.61] | On the lower slopes, the lava travels at less than 100 meters an hour, |
[00:58.46] | betraying little of its awesome power. |
[01:01.16] | Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket. |
[01:04.88] | As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava still flowing beneath it. |
[01:10.78] | The advance is relentless and unpredictable, changing direction without notice. |
[01:17.34] | Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 meters of rock. |
[01:26.30] | In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea’s flow. |
[01:33.28] | And it doesn’t stop here. |
[00:00.00] | This is a view of the Pacific as seen from space |
[00:04.59] | a vast expanse of water that covers almost a third of the Earth' s surface. |
[00:09.93] | Today, only 1 of this vast ocean is land, |
[00:14.86] | and much of it owes its existence to the explosive powers of volcanoes like Kavachi. |
[00:21.20] | 1, 500 miles north of the equator, |
[00:25.17] | perhaps the most famous group of volcanic islands in the world |
[00:29.47] | Hawaii, still one of the most volcanically active areas on Earth. |
[00:35.41] | And this is Kilauea. Like all volcanoes, it' s plumbed into the very heart of the Earth home to a lot of hot, angry rock. |
[00:45.29] | Rising from 60 mile below the ocean' s floor, |
[00:49.14] | this lava has flowed nonstop for 25 years. |
[00:53.61] | On the lower slopes, the lava travels at less than 100 meters an hour, |
[00:58.46] | betraying little of its awesome power. |
[01:01.16] | Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket. |
[01:04.88] | As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava still flowing beneath it. |
[01:10.78] | The advance is relentless and unpredictable, changing direction without notice. |
[01:17.34] | Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 meters of rock. |
[01:26.30] | In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea' s flow. |
[01:33.28] | And it doesn' t stop here. |
[00:00.00] | This is a view of the Pacific as seen from space |
[00:04.59] | a vast expanse of water that covers almost a third of the Earth' s surface. |
[00:09.93] | Today, only 1 of this vast ocean is land, |
[00:14.86] | and much of it owes its existence to the explosive powers of volcanoes like Kavachi. |
[00:21.20] | 1, 500 miles north of the equator, |
[00:25.17] | perhaps the most famous group of volcanic islands in the world |
[00:29.47] | Hawaii, still one of the most volcanically active areas on Earth. |
[00:35.41] | And this is Kilauea. Like all volcanoes, it' s plumbed into the very heart of the Earth home to a lot of hot, angry rock. |
[00:45.29] | Rising from 60 mile below the ocean' s floor, |
[00:49.14] | this lava has flowed nonstop for 25 years. |
[00:53.61] | On the lower slopes, the lava travels at less than 100 meters an hour, |
[00:58.46] | betraying little of its awesome power. |
[01:01.16] | Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket. |
[01:04.88] | As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava still flowing beneath it. |
[01:10.78] | The advance is relentless and unpredictable, changing direction without notice. |
[01:17.34] | Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 meters of rock. |
[01:26.30] | In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea' s flow. |
[01:33.28] | And it doesn' t stop here. |