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2022

Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire

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Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire

Season 46 Episode 3 | 53m 15s | CC

Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano erupted in 2018, sending rivers of lava through communities and into the sea. Join scientists and local residents as they investigate the frightening spike in volcanic activity that turned an island paradise into an inferno.

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