NOVA
Volcano's Deadly Warning
TV-PG
S30 • E5 Nov 11, 2002 55m7.6
In January 1993, six scientists and three hikers were scalded and crushed to death when they ventured into the smoking mouth of the active volcano Galeras in Colombia, confident that no eruption was imminent. This program tells the gripping story of this controversial field trip and the quest to predict when volcanoes will blow.