[00:00.00] | This is a view of the Pacific as seen from space- |
[00:04.59] | a vast expanse of water that covers almost a third of the Earth’s surface. |
[00:09.93] | Today, only 1% of this vast ocean is land, |
[00:14.86] | and much of it owes its existence to the explosive powers of volcanoes like Kavachi. |
[00:21.20] | 1,500 miles north of the equator, |
[00:25.17] | perhaps the most famous group of volcanic islands in the world - |
[00:29.47] | Hawaii, still one of the most volcanically active areas on Earth. |
[00:35.41] | And this is Kilauea. Like all volcanoes, it’s plumbed into the very heart of the Earth - home to a lot of hot, angry rock. |
[00:45.29] | Rising from 60 mile below the ocean’s floor, |
[00:49.14] | this lava has flowed nonstop for 25 years. |
[00:53.61] | On the lower slopes, the lava travels at less than 100 meters an hour, |
[00:58.46] | betraying little of its awesome power. |
[01:01.16] | Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket. |
[01:04.88] | As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava still flowing beneath it. |
[01:10.78] | The advance is relentless and unpredictable, changing direction without notice. |
[01:17.34] | Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 meters of rock. |
[01:26.30] | In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea’s flow. |
[01:33.28] | And it doesn’t stop here. |
[00:00.00] | This is a view of the Pacific as seen from space |
[00:04.59] | a vast expanse of water that covers almost a third of the Earth' s surface. |
[00:09.93] | Today, only 1 of this vast ocean is land, |
[00:14.86] | and much of it owes its existence to the explosive powers of volcanoes like Kavachi. |
[00:21.20] | 1, 500 miles north of the equator, |
[00:25.17] | perhaps the most famous group of volcanic islands in the world |
[00:29.47] | Hawaii, still one of the most volcanically active areas on Earth. |
[00:35.41] | And this is Kilauea. Like all volcanoes, it' s plumbed into the very heart of the Earth home to a lot of hot, angry rock. |
[00:45.29] | Rising from 60 mile below the ocean' s floor, |
[00:49.14] | this lava has flowed nonstop for 25 years. |
[00:53.61] | On the lower slopes, the lava travels at less than 100 meters an hour, |
[00:58.46] | betraying little of its awesome power. |
[01:01.16] | Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket. |
[01:04.88] | As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava still flowing beneath it. |
[01:10.78] | The advance is relentless and unpredictable, changing direction without notice. |
[01:17.34] | Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 meters of rock. |
[01:26.30] | In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea' s flow. |
[01:33.28] | And it doesn' t stop here. |
[00:00.00] | This is a view of the Pacific as seen from space |
[00:04.59] | a vast expanse of water that covers almost a third of the Earth' s surface. |
[00:09.93] | Today, only 1 of this vast ocean is land, |
[00:14.86] | and much of it owes its existence to the explosive powers of volcanoes like Kavachi. |
[00:21.20] | 1, 500 miles north of the equator, |
[00:25.17] | perhaps the most famous group of volcanic islands in the world |
[00:29.47] | Hawaii, still one of the most volcanically active areas on Earth. |
[00:35.41] | And this is Kilauea. Like all volcanoes, it' s plumbed into the very heart of the Earth home to a lot of hot, angry rock. |
[00:45.29] | Rising from 60 mile below the ocean' s floor, |
[00:49.14] | this lava has flowed nonstop for 25 years. |
[00:53.61] | On the lower slopes, the lava travels at less than 100 meters an hour, |
[00:58.46] | betraying little of its awesome power. |
[01:01.16] | Nothing can survive this smouldering blanket. |
[01:04.88] | As the crust cools, it is lifted by the lava still flowing beneath it. |
[01:10.78] | The advance is relentless and unpredictable, changing direction without notice. |
[01:17.34] | Roads here are regularly swept away and some are now buried under 35 meters of rock. |
[01:26.30] | In the last 20 years, more than 200 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea' s flow. |
[01:33.28] | And it doesn' t stop here. |
[00:00.00] | 这是从一幅太空中看到的太平洋的面貌 |
[00:04.59] | 巨大的水域几乎覆盖了地球表面的三分之一 |
[00:09.93] | 这巨大的水域,所形成的陆地面积只占了1% |
[00:14.86] | 而且大部分的陆地形成要归功于像卡瓦奇火山那样的爆发性力量。 |
[00:21.20] | 赤道以北的1500英里的 |
[00:25.17] | 夏威夷群岛,或许是世界上最著名的火山群岛 |
[00:29.47] | 它,仍然是地球上火山最活跃的区域 |
[00:35.41] | 这是基拉韦厄火山,像所有的火山一样,它能够探测到地心-滚烫且充满愤怒的熔岩。 |
[00:45.29] | 熔岩从海平面60英里以下开始出发, |
[00:49.14] | 不停歇地流动了25年 |
[00:53.61] | 它在火山角下以不到100米每小时的流动速度 |
[00:58.46] | 泄露了它惊人的力量 |
[01:01.16] | 没有什么东西可以在其间生存。 |
[01:04.88] | 当熔岩外壳开始冷却,漂浮在流动的岩浆上 |
[01:10.78] | 不间断,不可预测地流向不可知的方向。 |
[01:17.34] | 这里的道路经常被冲走,有些现在被埋在35米的岩层之下 |
[01:26.30] | 在过去的20年里,200多所房屋被基拉韦火山所摧毁 |
[01:33.28] | 然而,它不会就此停下。 |