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These are the strangest volcanoes on the planet.
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Blue and black lava, acid lakes, and mutant sharks… these volcanoes look like something from another planet. But why do they behave so strangely? In this video, we dive deep into the inner workings of our planet to reveal the mind-bending science behind Earth’s weirdest volcanic anomalies.



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0:00 Weirdest Volcanoes on Earth
1:40 Blue Lava Volcano
6:18 Acid Lake
12:19 Black Lava Volcano
17:47 Why Is the Lava Black?
20:52 Mount Erebus, Antarctica
27:03 Mount Erebus Disaster
28:38 Sharkcano
31:13 How Did Kavachi Form?



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References:
“Why Does Indonesian Volcano Burn Bright Blue?”, via smithsonianmag.com https://astrumspace.info/kawah
“Kawah Ijen: The Danger of Its ‘Quiet’ Years”, via ucl.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/ijenrisk
“Acid Lake in Java”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/acidki
“Global Volcanism Program | Ol Doinyo Lengai”, via si.edu https://astrumspace.info/odl
“Unpacking the Mystery Below: Ol Doinyo Lengai”, via earthscope.org https://astrumspace.info/belowodl
“Global Volcanism Program | Mount Erebus”, via si.edu https://astrumspace.info/erebus
“Cyclic Degassing of Erebus Volcano, Antarctica”, via researchgate.net https://astrumspace.info/erebusgas
“Physical Volcanology of Erebus Volcano”, via wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/erebusvol
“Oceanography Report on Volcanic Activity”, via tos.org https://astrumspace.info/sharkcano
“Global Volcanism Program | Karkar”, via si.edu https://astrumspace.info/kavachi



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Credits:
Narrator: James Stewart
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editor: Matt Jamie
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



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