Volcanologist Jenni Barclay joins WIRED to answer the internet's lava-hot questions about volcanoes. How do volcanoes cause lightning? What would happen if you fell into a volcano? What do volcanologists study day-to-day? Are there any super volcanoes in the world overdue for an eruption? Why does Iceland have so many active volcanoes? These questions and many more are answered on Volcano Support.

Director: Anna O'Donohue
Director of Photography: James Fox
Editor: Philip Anderson
Expert: Jenni Barclay
Producer: Efrat Kashai
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Neill Francis
Sound Mixer: Mark Cheffins
Production Assistant: Jack Haynes
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Ron Douglas; Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

0:00 Volcano Support
0:10 As in THE Mt. Vesuvius
1:16 Volcanoes: Why?
1:45 Blue lava in Indonesia
2:22 Icelandic volcanoes
3:06 What would you say…you do here?
5:16 Favorite volcanoes—go!
6:16 How are tourists standing so relaxed near live volcanoes?
7:05 Where is the biggest volcano?
8:18 SUPERVOLCANO
9:05 Shape Of You (Volcano Version)
9:50 The longest continuous volcanic eruption
10:26 Which country has the most volcanoes?
10:56 Super volcano overdue for an eruption?
11:36 How volcanoes can cause tsunamis
12:18 Ugh it’s right on the tip of my tongue…
13:06 How volcanoes can cause lightning
13:34 Why do volcanoes become inactive?
14:07 [bubbling noises]
14:34 The first volcano
15:09 Chat, is Earth getting bigger y/n?
15:57 How does volcanic ash stop flights?
17:00 Do volcanoes communicate with one another?
17:40 [Jay-Z voice] You crazy for this one, Jeff Johnson
18:19 The Ring of Fire
19:00 Erupt vs. Ooze
20:30 But where does it come from?


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