Next on NOVA: "Volcano Under the City"
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity
Broadcast: May 23, 2006 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (Repeat)
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
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Deep inside a volcano, a team of scientists camps amid rockslides
and seething sulfur dioxide gas. Their mission: to study this deadly
mountain up close to find out what makes it tick. The fate of nearly
half a million people in a nearby city could be at stake. NOVA
accompanies this daring expedition in "Volcano Under the City." The
volcano is eastern Congo's Mount Nyiragongo, which erupted in
January 2002, surprising the city of Goma 11 miles away. Enormous
cracks opened in the ground nearby and spewed fountains of lava,
killing 100 people and leaving 120,000 homeless. Scientists'
biggest fear is that next time a fracture could open under the
city itself.
Here's what you'll find online:
Inquiry & Article
Boom or Bust
Can we forecast volcanic eruptions?
Behind the Scenes
Descend into Nyiragongo's volatile crater with filmmaker
Antoine de Maximy.
Interactive & Slide Show
Anatomy of Nyiragongo
Find out what features make this unquiet volcano tick.
Deadly Volcanoes
Explore some of the worst volcanic disasters of the past
four centuries.
Also, Links & Books, the Teacher's Guide, the program transcript,
and more.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity