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Lava Descent Video At the hellhole of creation, scientists hope to uncover clues that will reveal how the Earth formed billions of years ago.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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Natural Disasters >> Volcanoes - Witness the awesome power of nature through incredible footage of eruptions and lava flows from around the world.
- Beyond the Lava - See volcanic lakes, spewing magma, and acid waterfalls—just a few of the amazing sights in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.
- Fire & Ice - See why Iceland is called the 'Land of Fire and Ice,' a land of contrasts, constantly in flux, and always primed to take your breath away.
- Hawaii Volcanoes - An unprecedented number of tremors lead volcano experts to believe Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano could erupt soon.
- Iceland Heimaey - People from all over the world come to Heimaey, to marvel at its beauty, taste the culture, and explore this very extraordinary volcanic landscape.
- Lava Descent - At the hellhole of creation, scientists hope to uncover clues that will reveal how the Earth formed billions of years ago.
- Mt. Etna Volcanologist - Europe's highest active volcano shadows several towns. Tied to the mountain by tradition and history, for some, it would be inconceivable to live anywhere else.
- Mt. Fuji - Drawing more than 400,000 people, Japan's fire and water festival is a celebration to pay tribute to the goddess Mt. Fuji ... and appease the volcano within.
- Volcanic Lifestyle - Living at the base of an active volcano may not be for everyone. Yet some people find comfort in the raw beauty and power that the mountain holds.
- Volcano Eruptions - Watch spewing volcanoes, descending lava, and a truck try to escape a lava trap.
- Volcano Hunters - For weeks this team of scientists braved the elements and everything the volcano could throw at them.
- Volcano Lava - Get immersed in a volcanic landscape with bubbling lava, spewing eruptions, and colliding rivers of fire.
- Volcanoes 101 - Both creators and destroyers, volcanoes prove that beneath its calm surface, Earth remains a living planet.
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