S01E07: Volcanoes | Fierce Earth

S01E07: Volcanoes | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 27'57''

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 Strombo...

Types of volcano | Fierce Earth

Types of volcano | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 2'40''

Dougal demonstrates different types of lava flow, particularly if the volcano is covered in rock and can add pressure and erupt.

What is a volcano? | Fierce Earth

What is a volcano? | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 57''

Dougal explains how a volcano erupts.

Mount Etna | Fierce Earth

Mount Etna | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 2'26''

Dougal explores the hidden tunnels created by the volcano under the surface of Mount Etna.

Stromboli volcano | Fierce Earth

Stromboli volcano | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 8'05''

Dougal gets up to the top of the live volcano Stromboli in Sicily and sees it erupt.

Living near a volcano | Fierce Earth

Living near a volcano | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 3'38''

A volcano's lava is full of minerals that make the ground perfectly fertile for growing food. Dougal visits the Italian island of Stromb...

Edinburgh’s secret volcanoes | Fierce Earth

Edinburgh’s secret volcanoes | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 3'40''

Edinburgh castle and the neighbouring hill, "Arthur's Seat" sit in fact on long dormant volcanoes.

Famous volcanoes | Fierce Earth

Famous volcanoes | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 1'24''

Around three-quarters of the worlds volcanoes are found around the Pacific Ocean and as such is known as the "ring of fire".

Early warning systems | Fierce Earth

Early warning systems | Fierce Earth

Primary Geography | CBBC | 2013 | 2'50''

Dougal is on the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli, who have installed an early warning system to measure the volcano and prevent any...

Climbing Erta Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

Climbing Erta Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2009 | 4'49''

The team climb up and into the crater of Erta Ale volcano.

3D model of Erte Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

3D model of Erte Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2009 | 50''

The team manage to make a 3D model of Erte Ale, from scans taken inside the volcano's crater.

Erta Ale from the Sky | Hottest Place on Earth

Erta Ale from the Sky | Hottest Place on Earth

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2009 | 2'10''

The team fly over Erte Ale and the land around the lava lake in a helicopter.

Dallol volcano | Hottest Place on Earth

Dallol volcano | Hottest Place on Earth

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2009 | 4'12''

The team explore the volcano system in Dallol, in the Danakil Depression.
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