PBS Nature - The Volcano Watchers - 1987

[@Hawatt11]

So happy to find this on KZbin. I remember it from long ago when I was a volcanology grad student. They were friends of my thesis advisor, and I was acquainted with them. Died in a pyroclastic flow on, I think Mount Unzen. I guess it's the way Maurice would have wanted to go. This video has great stuff for teaching introductory university classes!

[@tonygerber7869]

Who was your thesis advisor?

[@squarepainter]

Nature was one of my favorite shows growing up. I had this one on tape and would watch it over and over.

[@Diamonddavej]

Maurice and Kaita Krafft inspired me to become a geologist.

[@jhenypereira8169]

Me too

[@thatsMYbeef]

so you'll be okay and ready to die from a valcano eruptuion like they did?...lol..they died at mt st helens i think..

[@laislimasantos7986]

Fascinating !! Thanks for posting !! Hello from Brazil: D

[@strawwagen]

A stunning gem.

[@excrono]

The track used at 54:13 (for the AGA plug) is Trevor Bastow - Feather Bed.

[@YorkVid]

Big time find, excrono. Always liked that music bed for some reason.

[@excrono]

To be fair, someone in the Feather Bed video comments made the discovery (Ian Sherman), but I thought it wouldn't hurt to make a link on the other side as well. The source track for the Siemens advert would be amazing to find as well.

[@fluffypurplepop4629]

Thanks for posting this!

[@helenwhs]

“Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 80.” - The Doctor. I am really happy for those two, living their best lives right up to the end.

[@skeeterinnewjersey5256]

This was painful to watch in hindsight. But their work lives on which is the way they would have wanted it.

[@raeward8092]

Anyone else watching with the bittersweet knowledge that ultimately the Krafts were killed by one of their beloved volcanoes?

[@JakeKessel1]

Her name is Katia, not Kaita (her name is misspelled in the description). Thanks for uploading the: Best. Volcano. Documentary. Ever. Well, probably... All hail Maurice and Katia Krafft! Ye surely be heroes of all time!

[@YorkVid]

It was an honest mistake on the misspelling. Didn't catch it when I first posted.

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

Looks at the 4 dislikes on this video* I guess some people couldn't take the magmatude of this explosive documentary.

[@Chives5150]

Damnit, take my like.

[@beverleylumb8048]

I think they probably got the dislikes from it being so old. There's a much better way than a dislike just don't bother watching

[@CitricAcid]

RIP Krafft couple. Crazy bastards to the end.

[@cityandsuburb]

Very interesting, thanks....

[@ZombieJesus1987]

Oh shit, I remember seeing this when I was a kid!

[@davidhoad1782]

Is this available on DVD.

[@beverleylumb8048]

Like the Icelanders they should get central heating in winter and put the eruption to some good use. I think Iceland has had a few more eruptions since that one since this old video was made

[@lesliestewart2506]

glowing clouds? pyroclastic flows!

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

An old term for a pyro' flow was "incandescent clouds." A literal translation from the French volcanologist who discovered the phenomenon in Martinique around 1903.

[@gemfyre855]

I love the French term - "Nuee Ardente".

[@beverleylumb8048]

Wasn't that the couple that got killed by their reckless behaviour eventually. They got a little too close to one volcano and couldn't get out of it, at least I think it was them not too many couple chasing volcano that I can think of

[@HinataElyonToph]

Seeing where those elephants died...it's....it's kinda disturbing in a way

[@dronkpaul]

Hilarious!!!! That rock was classic #volcanobantz

[@beverleylumb8048]

Some small farms and orchards are just peoples livelihood what do they compare to tourist industry

[@beverleylumb8048]

At least with lions they do it to eat so live, the same can't be said about lava and volcanic eruption

[@karfomachet7265]

they knew they would die by volcano

[@charlesmcmillion5118]

If you are going to be stupid, you'd better be tough.