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Watch dramatic footage of violent volcano eruptions that caused immense damage, including the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991, one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Desperate Hours

First Air Date

March 18, 2016

Last Air Date

March 18, 2016

Seasons

1

Episodes

1

Language

English

Production Companies

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S01E01

Volcanoes

Desperate Hours looks at the destructive force of volcanoes and examines the eruptions in Montserrat which devastated half a Caribbean Island, the 1973 eruption on the Icelandic island of Heimaey, the 2010 eruption Eyjafjallajökull which blocked air travel in Europe, the Merapi eruption in Indonesia, and Mount Nyiragongo in Congo, and the supervolcano in Yellowstone.

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