Skip to main content
Deadliest Volcanoes

Up Next

Hunting the Elements

Hunting the Elements

Season 39 Episode 6
1:53:49
Decoding Neanderthals

Decoding Neanderthals

Season 40 Episode 2
53:10
Building Pharaoh's Chariot

Building Pharaoh's Chariot

Season 40 Episode 5
52:52
Mind of a Rampage Killer

Mind of a Rampage Killer

Season 40 Episode 8
52:53
Manhunt—Boston Bombers

Manhunt—Boston Bombers

Season 40 Episode 14
53:10
At the Edge of Space

At the Edge of Space

Season 40 Episode 23
52:52
Vaccines—Calling the Shots

Vaccines—Calling the Shots

Season 41 Episode 14
53:10
Making North America: Origins

Making North America: Origins

Season 42 Episode 20
53:35
Making North America: Life

Making North America: Life

Season 42 Episode 21
53:35
Making North America: Human

Making North America: Human

Season 42 Episode 22
53:36
Inside Einstein's Mind

Inside Einstein's Mind

Season 42 Episode 23
53:07
Iceman Reborn

Iceman Reborn

Season 43 Episode 5
53:32
Back to Show
NOVA

Deadliest Volcanoes

Season 39 Episode 1

Millions of people around the world live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Under constant threat of massive volcanic eruptions, their homes and their lives are daily at risk from these sleeping giants. From Japan's Mount Fuji to the "Sleeping Giant" submerged beneath Naples to the Yellowstone "supervolcano" in the United States, we will travel with scientists from around the world.

Watch Preview
Only Available with Passport Starting
12/15/2015
Support Provided By
Season
The Elegant Universe: Part 1
52:55
Combining the laws of the universe in one theory that explains it all is the Holy Grail
Dying to Be Thin
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:40
Anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders are on the rise. What can be done?
B-29 Frozen in Time
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:54
In Greenland, a deserted B-29 bomber awaits rescue for more than fifty years.
Active loading indicator