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This was the stupendous event in Earth history
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Into the Inferno

This was the stupendous eventin Earth history

This was the stupendous event
in Earth history

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This was the stupendous event in Earth history.
Duration
6 seconds
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59
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:54
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Matter of Fact Media,Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,Spring Films

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An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
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.
I wanted to look further back in time - Into the Inferno 00:10
I wanted to look further back in time
In a way, we interact and we collaborate - Into the Inferno 00:10
In a way, we interact and we collaborate
But at the same time, we fight and destruct, - Into the Inferno 00:11
But at the same time, we fight and destruct,
So, I wanted to get at the root of all this - Into the Inferno 00:11
So, I wanted to get at the root of all this