lava has bubbled from Ethiopia Sirte Allah volcano non-stop for almost a
Allah volcano non-stop for almost a
Allah volcano non-stop for almost a century at temperatures more than 2,000
century at temperatures more than 2,000
century at temperatures more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit now an unlikely team
degrees Fahrenheit now an unlikely team
degrees Fahrenheit now an unlikely team of explorers is headed to the volcano
of explorers is headed to the volcano
of explorers is headed to the volcano leading the trip our Franck Tessier and
leading the trip our Franck Tessier and
leading the trip our Franck Tessier and Irene margaritas professors at the
Irene margaritas professors at the
Irene margaritas professors at the University of nice their passion is
University of nice their passion is
University of nice their passion is volcanoes
volcanoes
volcanoes they’re joined by guess ahangar goo a
they’re joined by guess ahangar goo a
they’re joined by guess ahangar goo a volcanologist at Addis Ababa University
volcanologist at Addis Ababa University
volcanologist at Addis Ababa University he’s keen to collect lava samples from
he’s keen to collect lava samples from
he’s keen to collect lava samples from inside the volcano something no-one’s
inside the volcano something no-one’s
inside the volcano something no-one’s done in almost a quarter of a century
far below in the black heart of the
far below in the black heart of the crater is the lava lake called the
crater is the lava lake called the
crater is the lava lake called the hellhole of creation the afar triangle
hellhole of creation the afar triangle
hellhole of creation the afar triangle lies at the junction of three
lies at the junction of three
lies at the junction of three continental plates which spread further
continental plates which spread further
continental plates which spread further each year possibly the oldest living
each year possibly the oldest living
each year possibly the oldest living lava lake and one of the lowest points
lava lake and one of the lowest points
lava lake and one of the lowest points on the planet geologists here can study
on the planet geologists here can study
on the planet geologists here can study the processes that form the world
the processes that form the world
the processes that form the world millions of years ago now it’s time for
millions of years ago now it’s time for
millions of years ago now it’s time for the team to get to work if they are to
the team to get to work if they are to
the team to get to work if they are to climb down into this cauldron they must
climb down into this cauldron they must
climb down into this cauldron they must first rig lifelines
from the middle Franck lowers himself to
from the middle Franck lowers himself to the crater floor
some situations are very difficult to
some situations are very difficult to negotiate it’s impossible to alter zero
negotiate it’s impossible to alter zero
negotiate it’s impossible to alter zero risk once both Frank and Irene have
risk once both Frank and Irene have
risk once both Frank and Irene have reached the crater floor the real work
reached the crater floor the real work
reached the crater floor the real work begins getting lava out of a boiling pit
begins getting lava out of a boiling pit
begins getting lava out of a boiling pit is no easy task
is no easy task
is no easy task Franck tosses a cable into the pit
Franck tosses a cable into the pit
Franck tosses a cable into the pit hoping the lava will cake to it he tries
hoping the lava will cake to it he tries
hoping the lava will cake to it he tries again and again even in the darkness he
again and again even in the darkness he
again and again even in the darkness he can’t get close enough at every attempt
can’t get close enough at every attempt
can’t get close enough at every attempt the heat drives him back so he calls
the heat drives him back so he calls
the heat drives him back so he calls trip photographer Carsten Peter to bring
trip photographer Carsten Peter to bring
trip photographer Carsten Peter to bring him a thermal suit it is France only
him a thermal suit it is France only
him a thermal suit it is France only hope to get close enough to the red-hot
hope to get close enough to the red-hot
hope to get close enough to the red-hot magma
over and over froth throws a cable into
over and over froth throws a cable into the pit but each time the lava quickly
the pit but each time the lava quickly
the pit but each time the lava quickly melts the cable
in the end Franck is forced to collect
in the end Franck is forced to collect samples line at the edge of the lava pit
samples line at the edge of the lava pit
samples line at the edge of the lava pit it’s 2:00 a.m. before they return
it’s 2:00 a.m. before they return
it’s 2:00 a.m. before they return exhausted to the surface gesehen eagerly
exhausted to the surface gesehen eagerly
exhausted to the surface gesehen eagerly bags and indexes the samples keen to get
bags and indexes the samples keen to get
bags and indexes the samples keen to get them back to addis ababa in this barren
them back to addis ababa in this barren
them back to addis ababa in this barren lifeless place he hopes they have
lifeless place he hopes they have
lifeless place he hopes they have discovered new secrets of earth to
discovered new secrets of earth to
discovered new secrets of earth to ‘allah volcano not only how this
‘allah volcano not only how this
‘allah volcano not only how this incredible inferno was formed and how
incredible inferno was formed and how
incredible inferno was formed and how old it is but also about the formation
old it is but also about the formation
old it is but also about the formation of the world itself
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