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Back from the Dead: Marketplace for the Wealthy
A distribution center was used to store and price goods for the people of Pompeii.
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Learn more about the devastating destruction Mount Vesuvius created in 79 A.D, plus learn more about the most active and dangerous videos on Earth.
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Volcano videos on DiscoveryChannel.com help you understand volcanos all around the globe, including Pompeii and Hawaii. From volcanic lava to resulting ash to volcano eruptions, this is your source for the best volcano videos.
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Get on-location access to scientific research into earth-shattering natural disasters made by volcanoes.
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The Hawaiian VolcanoesHawaiians have learned to revere volcanoes that continue to reshape their homeland.Understanding Volcanoes (02:16)
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Mt. Saint HelensMt. Saint Helens blew up with a force 20,000 times greater than the Hiroshima atom bomb.
Understanding Volcanoes (03:22)
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Plate TectonicsIt wasn't until the 1960s that scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics.Understanding Volcanoes (03:51)
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Images from PompeiiIn the year 79 A.D. 16,000 inhabitants were killed and buried alive as the city of Pompeii, Italy was covered in ten feet of volcanic ash.Understanding Volcanoes (02:26)
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Back from the Dead:...A distribution center was used to store and price goods for the people of Pompeii.
Pompeii (02:19)
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Meet the Lava JunkiesPhotographer Wolfgang Muller is so obsessed with volcanoes that he has made a career out of observing them.Understanding Volcanoes (03:46)
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Pele: Goddess of FireHawaiian culture reveres volcanoes and personifies them in the fire Goddess Pele.Understanding Volcanoes (03:18)
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Underwater VolcanoesVolcanoes have the power to create and sustain life as well as destroy.Understanding Volcanoes (02:17)
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MontserratThe volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat has been erupting since 1995 and is the world's top site for volcanic research.Ultimate Guide to Volcanoes (04:02)
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The Ring of FireTo get the macro view of volcanic activity you have to take a big step back and connect the dots.Understanding Volcanoes (01:08)
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Back from the Dead: Earthquake...The perfectly preserved skeletons are frozen in time, giving scientists a wealth of information on how the people of Pompeii lived.Pompeii (01:52)
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Surviving MontserratA little girl narrowly escapes the scorching death of a pyroclastic flow.Understanding Volcanoes (04:04)
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