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At the Kawah Ijen

Season 1 Episode 2 | 2m 50s

At the Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia, bright yellow elemental sulphur is mined, but the valuable sulphur is also flammable and easily catches fire. It burns with a blue flame but also produces choking fumes of sulphur dioxide. Each night a team of workers must brave the harsh conditions and put out the flames to keep the mine active and the sulphur pure.

Extras
Researcher Oswaldo Vasquez swims with humpback whales in the Silver Banks Marine Reserve.
The rotation of our planet affects many creatures, including the humble dung beetle.
Surfer Serginho Laus rides the Prororoca Wave, a tidal wave on the Amazon River in Brazil.
After a dry summer the parched plains of the Serengeti transform into a green blanket.
The Baroarbunga volcano in Iceland spews red hot lava.
In the Dominican Republic a team of divers explore an underground cave system.
In Catalonia, Spain, teams compete to build the tallest, most complex human towers.
See how we experience Earth’s natural forces, including shape, elements, color and motion.
Learn how Earth’s chemical elements transformed barren rock into a living world.
Learn how we experience the consequences of natural forces that keep Earth on the move.