Volcano Countdown

Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces shaping Earth, rumbling beneath every continent. From North America and Europe to the Pacific and East Asia, eruptions occur on schedules scientists are still struggling to understand. Historic disasters, from Vesuvius in 79 AD to the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption, reveal their devastating potential. Yet volcanoes also create land, fertile soils, and the conditions for life. VOLCANO COUNTDOWN travels the globe to uncover the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.