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NOVA: In the Path of a Killer Volcano

Nova (1993)

Documentary | United States

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SEASON: 20

EPISODE: 5 - In the Path of a Killer Volcano

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NOVA covers scientists on the brink of a sputtering, shaking, impatient volcano, trying to forecast when it will go off. When it does, Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines goes big time, producing the largest volcanic eruption in 80 years.

RUNTIME: 55 min

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