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Into the Inferno

The skies would've been darkened, there would've been a conflagrationacross this part of...

The skies would've been darkened, there would've been a conflagration
across this part of Northern Sumatra as the pyroclastic currents spread out
radially around the crater, igniting all of the tropical vegetation. The eruption produced something like
15,000 cubic kilometers of ash and pumice that was pumped
high into the stratosphere and spread across the globe

Full Transcript

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The skies would've been darkened,
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there would've been a conflagration across this part of Northern Sumatra
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as the pyroclastic currents spread out radially around the crater,
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igniting all of the tropical vegetation.
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The eruption produced something like 15,000 cubic kilometers of ash and pumice
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that was pumped high into the stratosphere
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and spread across the globe.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:08
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Matter of Fact Media,Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,Spring Films

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Movie Summary

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
Enough pumice came out to bury everyone in the United States to head-height. - Into the Inferno 00:08
Enough pumice came out to bury everyone in the United States...
It's something like 10,000 times larger - Into the Inferno 00:07
It's something like 10,000 times larger
It's 100,000 times greater - Into the Inferno 00:10
It's 100,000 times greater
This was the stupendous event in Earth history. - Into the Inferno 00:06
This was the stupendous event in Earth history.
And there's even a theory that the eruption - Into the Inferno 00:07
And there's even a theory that the eruption
Based on the genetic pedigree of living humans, - Into the Inferno 00:12
Based on the genetic pedigree of living humans,
And the link is between the climate change wrought by the eruption, - Into the Inferno 00:12
And the link is between the climate change wrought by the er...
Perhaps there were as few as 600 of our species left on Earth. - Into the Inferno 00:07
Perhaps there were as few as 600 of our species left on Eart...
This theory is very controversial, however. - Into the Inferno 00:05
This theory is very controversial, however.
And that's because there's a very limited amount of evidence - Into the Inferno 00:06
And that's because there's a very limited amount o...
In particular, there are very few human fossils - Into the Inferno 00:07
In particular, there are very few human fossils
If we want to find human fossils from 74,000 years ago, - Into the Inferno 00:09
If we want to find human fossils from 74,000 years ago,
[Werner] This is part of the Danakil Depression, - Into the Inferno 00:41
[Werner] This is part of the Danakil Depression,
This depression is only part of a long, stretched rift, - Into the Inferno 00:35
This depression is only part of a long, stretched rift,
Erta Ale is also important for its significance to early man. - Into the Inferno 00:14
Erta Ale is also important for its significance to early man...
Look at that. It's translucent at the edges. - Into the Inferno 00:06
Look at that. It's translucent at the edges.
And very sharp still. You could probably shave with that. - Into the Inferno 00:06
And very sharp still. You could probably shave with that.
This grid was apparently a tool manufacturing site. - Into the Inferno 00:24
This grid was apparently a tool manufacturing site.
Well, I had-- I studied history for my bachelor's degree. - Into the Inferno 00:07
Well, I had-- I studied history for my bachelor's degre...
And that's when I started to fall in love. - Into the Inferno 00:05
And that's when I started to fall in love.