Synopsis
The team take on one of the most feared forces on the planet - the volcano. Dougal explores the secret lava tubes of Etna and climbs Stromboli for a face-to-face encounter with an erupting volcano. Meanwhile, Leo finds evidence of a volcano where you'd least expect it.
- Programme: Fierce Earth
- Series: 1
- Episode: 07: Volcanoes
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2013
- Geography | Human and physical geography | Volcanoes and earthquakes
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