Nyiragongo, one of the world's most active and deadly volcanos, could erupt at any time

Located in Democratic Republic of Congo, at the border of Rwanda, the volcano Nyiragongo is considered to be the most active in Africa. Its permanent lake of lava is the biggest of the planet. This volcanic phenomenon, rare and unknown, has been revealed to the public by Haroun Tazieff in 1958 in its movie “Devils’ Rendez-Vous”. Its devastating eruptions threaten the 1 million inhabitants of the city of Goma, which is located at its bottom. The most important was in 1977. The most recent, in 2002, bothered the scientist community because of its violence.
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
#science #documentary #volcano #africa #congo #nature #earth
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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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[@sangitajudge]

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 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@MariaPereira-qc4px]

Massive respect to people who risk their lives for knowledge and to save others ..Magnificent documentary ❤

[@Srt3D01-db-01]

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

[@EraX52]

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!

[@fipitt4100]

Respect. These people have GUTS. First class doco. Thanks

[@stefanschneider3681]

30:30 unbelievable footage, that one little person gives a great sense of perspective 👍

[@amandab.recondwith8006]

This is a VERY NAUGHTY volcano!

[@HeatherMerrell]

You should go and personally have a word with him 😂

[@mazer4112]

Mother Nature...OUR PLANET IS AMAZING!!! This is a wonderful documentary, beautiful and thrilling

[@kelliethornton7986]

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.

[@earthfriendly5799]

What a great film, fascinating. Thank you very much.

[@billotto602]

Considering that Africa is splitting apart, it doesn't surprise me that A volcano, if not MORE, aren't ready to explode !

[@quinnabun1173]

This is tremendous dedication to all that took part.!!!❤Beautiful amazing people ❤

[@cindybucholtz9642]

Ya gotta be nuts to get that close to active volcano

[@Lucifer2.0287]

Or have big nuts

[@Ulfhednir9]

these brave scientists risking their lives fot science. I wonder how they feel about drones doing that job now

[@TheGaGaluvah]

Probably relieved 😂

[@angelinamacas7602]

they risk his life unnecessary, that is insane

[@shahzadazulfiqar1]

Ultra Brave For Entered This , " Ocean Of Molten Matter ".

[@QuestionsStuff]

WoW great doco ..

[@stevek9793]

1816 The global "Year without summer (big freeze)" 3°C temperature drop and crop failures. April 1815, volcano Mount Tambora began to violently erupt. Millions of tons of ash, dust, and sulfur dioxide were released into the atmosphere, casting a temporary chill across the planet as it Blocked out the Sunlight for months on end. Documented around the world in literature.

[@GeoffreyWare]

That is so scary I would never go into a volcano

[@pawelmientki6402]

Great documentary. Is it possible to get the soundtrack list?

[@aldinosaputro6952]

Para ahli hebat,menghasilkan pengetahuan hebat,film dokumenter hebat,lava yang awalnya diam langsung bergerak setelah ada orang orang hebat mendekat,keren

[@ndirangugichuki6260]

Damn.. I want to go there..

[@bonnie_gail]

you cannot even to a volcano site without getting robbed ? geeze

[@sangitajudge]

I know right?! How sad is that!!??

[@betford2]

I saw humor in it for some reason.. these robbers aren't as lazy as some of ours in the U.S. Where I live we have two mountains that people like to climb a lot. I choose the harder one because I think the risk of being mugged is a lot less. 😁

[@klamtmarco2114]

respect a pretty good doku and thanks for the theam .

[@mwheape]

They need to take a page from mountaineers: bottled oxygen and walking poles to identify crevasses or in this case fissures.

[@josephdonais4778]

Ty for no sensationalism in the narrative. I love NOVA but not one of it's narrators.

[@lightningmcqueen181]

Unfortunately I'm 44 now lol. But if I could go back in time, I'd become a Volcanologist! Volcanos are like little Peep holes into the Beating Heart ❤️ of Our Planet! We spend so much time looking UP⬆️ we have explored next to nothing. Below our feet... A large part of our Planet is an Indescribably Hot , Indescribably Massive Moving Pool of "Liquid Hot Mag.. Ma" 😂 Austin Powers!

[@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689]

Its low viscosity and very fast flowing lava is the biggest threat to people nearby the volcano.

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

It’s Africa, can be a VEI 8 and would affect nothing but a few flights

[@carlnorth741]

I wish they would have answered more questions for us!!

[@aothen]

I wish Kitboga, can expose the scam soon!

[@stevesims6142]

BOY I CANNOT ENOUGHT OF THIS.

[@shahzadazulfiqar1]

The brunt cars looks like hot magma told this iron structures either once you was my part 😂

[@korishimasu]

yo wsg man

[@johnperkins7111]

Why no use of drones,photo&sampling?

[@johnperkins7111]

Yes,science can be dangerous,but come on if not for the movie cameras,none of it makes much sense.

[@gwendolynspringer4579]

The drones would melt due to the intense heat. Good idea though.

[@stevenherrold5955]

i consider myself a amiture volcano nut i watch n subscribe to every single one these documentaries i can find some of them i have watched 2 or 3 times over i want to to informed if any thing anywhere anytime is going to have a major eruption i want to know before it happens not after and what about those sleeping giants that have seen no activity for 5 or 7 or 9 hundred years or more

[@rainwellwisher7075]

Volcano in the mist.

[@wolvolad25]

Why wreck the equipment?? Just leave em to it

[@jacobgates1986]

I found myself holding my breath for them, since they didn't have face covering GAS MASK ON 😮 😂

[@jaswinderkaur-si9lw]

Quintillion and quintillion dollars business heat electricity

[@nitawynn9538]

Camping in hell!

[@jowfitaguillon2146]

Part of the intro, it was like one of the scenes in Ten Commandments

[@MusaUsman-sz7yc]

Special greetings to the camera man ❤

[@shahzadazulfiqar1]

7:19 Hem's Children Are Human Too, If All Of The Missions Have Touched Accomplishment !

[@shahzadazulfiqar1]

Thanks for such a bravery & documented. 27:20 All Praise To The Creator Almighty ❤

[@chandreshkabariya353]

Translet to Hindi

[@holeshothunter5544]

The narration is pure crap

[@rudyharderwijk6237]

Narration is good, I'm sure you can't do better...

[@fransmars1645]

Aah. The classic comment section spread. Barely sentient to bright & engaged.😂

[@user-uv2pk2jx9s]

It honestly amazes me that anyone could look into the magma and not want to accept Yeshua/Jesus in their heart. I’ve always have been fascinated with volcanoes but to think someday when our day is done you get to go either to Heaven or Hell, personally I’d rather go to Heaven!

[@adamchristensen1283]

😈😈😈😈👹👹👹👺👺👺👺

[@user-ob5ug5iq7b]

How so true. The same molten lava Awaits those who names not found written in the Book at Great White Throne.

[@nihilvenitadeus]

I would, but then I remember that Jesus gives children cancer and a multitude of other diseases.

[@betford2]

Doesn't that tell you where they got the idea for hell... "lake of fire" ?

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

Gods are the most non productive bullshit humans have wasted time on

[@anuragrathore7332]

Amazing 😮

[@ralphwhittington989]

What a waste of time leave the volcano a lone who cares if it blows up people should not live aney wear near volcano if they die shit happens