NOVA : Volcano Above the Clouds (2003)
Directed by Hugh Thomson
Genres - Science & Technology |
Sub-Genres - Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Natural Environments |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Tracie Cooper
NOVA accompanies geologists Volker Lorenz and Kevin Docherty throughout their trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro, where they fear the mountain's melting glaciers may result in landslides or a devastating volcanic eruption. Despite the potentially deadly outcome, the melting glaciers are also a necessity, as they play an integral role in nourishing the region's animal and plant life, as well as helping to fertilize the locals' crops. Among the sub-topics explored are the possibility of global warming, human interference, and the effect an eruption or loss of glacial water would have on nearby villages.
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Africa, agriculture, ecology, eruption, expedition, geology, global-warming, ice, landslide, mountain-climbing, natural-disaster, naturalist, snow, summit [peak], volcano, water-supply
