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  • Published on Jan 19, 2026
  • Peter and his team enter the danger zone as they prepare for the final part of their mission. They patiently wait for the extraordinary to happen…
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  • @BBCEarthScience
    @BBCEarthScience  Year ago +12

    How many times did Volcán de Fuego exlpode?

    • @jupitereye4322
      @jupitereye4322 Year ago

      Yes.

    • @BareLife-420
      @BareLife-420 10 months ago

      1 time the rest were expulsions

    • @alunkrd6457
      @alunkrd6457 7 months ago

      2 days ago mount Lewotobi laki laki,Indonesia was eruption

    • @caralibc8z
      @caralibc8z 4 months ago

      I missed manila 3:02 😢 😞 😔 😪 😭 😫 😢 😞 😔 😪

  • @itsari-f4b
    @itsari-f4b 6 months ago +9

    Every frame of the volcano could be a wallpaper

  • @frankvqz3799
    @frankvqz3799 Year ago +28

    I’m a Guatemalan living in Canada 🇨🇦. I’ve witnessed the eruption of Pacaya Volcano back in 1998 it was so scary but magnificent at the same time

    • @mariarohmer2374
      @mariarohmer2374 Year ago +2

      Yes, that's how I imagine it would feel. I would still love to witness one before I die.

  • @captaindaddy8645
    @captaindaddy8645 7 months ago +3

    earth is bussin. everyone needs a release

  • @African_Curious_Minds

    The biggest eruption the team has ever seen😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nice one guys

  • @timothey94
    @timothey94 2 days ago

    I Iove volcanos so much. A reminder that we are on an active living planet 😍

  • @antoniob1905
    @antoniob1905 5 months ago +2

    I saw this erupt in January from Fuego Ridge. One of the coolest experiences of my life. I'm hooked!

  • @mikeyraad568
    @mikeyraad568 Year ago +4

    The timing of this eruption was incredible! Huge thank you to you guys for this. I'm so grateful 🙏

  • @debrakleid5752
    @debrakleid5752 6 months ago +3

    Incredible. Kilauea just went off here and we have a lot of vog but with my lungs I can’t go outside. Beautiful though

  • @GrillerGT
    @GrillerGT Year ago +1

    I’m a Guatemalan living in Germany... I knew these volcano views looked familiar xD How nostalgic...

  • @kasunrandeepa5511
    @kasunrandeepa5511 Year ago +16

    Mother Nature is amazing, beautiful and feisty at the same time.

  • @eric.9to5
    @eric.9to5 11 months ago +1

    visiting the place was magical! love guatemala

  • @BeastOfTraal
    @BeastOfTraal Year ago +8

    Those drones must have some kind of range to operate from a safe distance away.

    • @bobrobertsNotUrBob
      @bobrobertsNotUrBob Year ago

      watch "29,000 Feet Up Mount Everest with DJI Mavic 3 Pro" it'll blow your mind

  • @alvinshrm
    @alvinshrm Year ago +6

    What a shot! Absolutely amazing. Bula from Fiji

  • @northislandguy
    @northislandguy Year ago +1

    Beautiful
    Imagine getting St Helens with drone footage

  • @Pamela-pi1nm
    @Pamela-pi1nm 11 months ago +5

    Better than fireworks

  • @ThinkersNexus
    @ThinkersNexus 9 months ago

    Nature is a amazing thing...

  • @mariarohmer2374
    @mariarohmer2374 Year ago

    Absolutely freaking extraordinary! Absolutely wish I were there!

  • @Mike-f5n4q
    @Mike-f5n4q Year ago +1

    100 meters per second, mind-boggling ❤❤❤Great Work❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @brandonangelodiaz8854

    Natural and beautiful fireworks display! One of nature's best displays of power!

  • @dyalsaraswati3915
    @dyalsaraswati3915 Year ago +1

    HALLOWEEN DAY
    FIRE WORKS

  • @sherylcrowe3255
    @sherylcrowe3255 Year ago

    I can imagine this being the Ins for fireworks 🎉🎉🎉

  • @EricHowl
    @EricHowl 11 months ago

    Wonderful. Thank you so much🌋 I been hoping my whole life to see this much up close lava

  • @AbhinavSingh-o1b

    One of most beautiful thing to see

  • @ZEWNATURY
    @ZEWNATURY Year ago +1

    Amazing crew! I feel your emotions 😃

  • @seanj3667
    @seanj3667 Year ago +64

    For fellow Americans, 100 meters per second = 224 MPH

    • @kerryguerin2542
      @kerryguerin2542 Year ago +11

      Can anyone tell me why Americans can't convert to a simpler system?

    • @Xplicit_fpv
      @Xplicit_fpv Year ago

      Ty

    • @masamune..
      @masamune.. Year ago +4

      ​@kerryguerin2542I use both systems. And both have their merits.
      My question to you? Why did you take a standoffish position?

    • @PZantanKilla
      @PZantanKilla Year ago +1

      How many second per usain bolt?

    • @toobadhoney6282
      @toobadhoney6282 Year ago +2

      @masamune.. I’m metric; I can picture 100m/s pretty easily but can’t do 224mph; if you’re native to the imperial system, can you imagine 224mph? Genuine question.

  • @maestrisima8
    @maestrisima8 Year ago +17

    Beautiful images. I grew up looking at Fuego volcanoes as my backyard view!

  • @moonceiling1978
    @moonceiling1978 Year ago

    Adventures at his peak.

  • @thomasanders1314

    Volcano explosion as a drama of beginning and end directed by Nature.:)

  • @jessicakors3577
    @jessicakors3577 Year ago

    That was sooo scary and satisfying

  • @bevgordon7619
    @bevgordon7619 Year ago +1

    Where are their marshmallows?

  • @yousrisri
    @yousrisri Year ago +2

    The lightnings in the background made the footage even more beautiful 😍

    • @requiem762
      @requiem762 8 months ago

      The ash ejected from volcanoes can carry a significant static charge, resulting in some truly spectacular lightning displays as it explodes outward.
      If Roman mythology is to be believed, such displays are the forge-god Vulcan - the namesake of the island of Vulcano, which is in turn the namesake of ALL volcanoes - test firing the thunderbolts he forges for Jupiter.

  • @ONLYFEJMZZZ
    @ONLYFEJMZZZ Year ago +2

    HOLY SHIT WHAT A SHOT :D

  • @GabrielMateo-rb8mf
    @GabrielMateo-rb8mf Year ago +1

    I think this video can be more realistics with the video in a unprrossed audio.

  • @justbeingfrank4u

    I would be losing my sugar honey iced tea ...

  • @GeeG11007
    @GeeG11007 Year ago +4

    Absolutely incredible images❤❤

  • @Geohub75X
    @Geohub75X 9 months ago

    Nice wow that's awesome 👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ nature venders ❤❤❤❤

  • @praveentandel3826
    @praveentandel3826 8 months ago

    Nature is a amazing thing volcan srushti pravin tandel e earth science❤😊

  • @parioceanchicago

    Beautiful!

  • @JCLampee-t3f
    @JCLampee-t3f 9 months ago +1

    Could you please the the height in Feet, not every one uses meters or kilos

  • @ConnorVargas-q3o
    @ConnorVargas-q3o 7 months ago

    Awesome video, wow.

  • @DavidUrban-y3c
    @DavidUrban-y3c Year ago +2

    Erupting volcanoes are the most interesting natural phenomenon I've ever seen on RUclips. Thanks for posting this.

  • @Milkshake-x6z
    @Milkshake-x6z Year ago +1

    That looks HORRIFYING😭😭

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy Year ago +3

    this video is BOMB!

  • @YancySmithTurboRexPerformance

    Why not just build a sacrificial drone with the pan/tilt gear and land it on the rim.

  • @caralibc8z
    @caralibc8z 4 months ago +1

    I missed philippines 🇵🇭 😔 😢 I use to live there😢 But now I'm England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 😔 😢😢

  • @cmecre8629
    @cmecre8629 Year ago

    awesome/beautiful

  • @elizabethsuarez5872

    Wao impresionante

  • @Pamela-pi1nm
    @Pamela-pi1nm 11 months ago +1

    This is great

  • @DasE30Cuz
    @DasE30Cuz Year ago +1

    Were they watching it live through the screen instead of with their own eyes? What were they looking down at near the end? The volcano is higher than where they're camped. So many questions.

  • @prabaharanr8039
    @prabaharanr8039 Year ago +2

    Subhan Allah. Praise God.

  • @sn4401
    @sn4401 25 days ago

    esses vulcões vão expelir ouro e diamantes de várias cores se Deus quiser😊😊😊

  • @lsh3rd
    @lsh3rd Year ago +1

    Liquid hot magma!

  • @Lunacy..
    @Lunacy.. 9 months ago +1

    Yes

  • @ShyamSundar-er6kz
    @ShyamSundar-er6kz Year ago +1

    Wow awsome

  • @DavidRojasGt
    @DavidRojasGt Year ago +2

    G U A T E M A L A 🔵⚪🔵❤

  • @Naveenx_editz
    @Naveenx_editz 7 months ago +1

    Nice ❤

  • @johnlucas6683
    @johnlucas6683 Year ago

    How far is that drone's range?

  • @isaiahoduor7289
    @isaiahoduor7289 11 months ago +1

    Yeah

  • @paddypersonal2872
    @paddypersonal2872 Year ago +2

    Wow

  • @belindacampbell9404
    @belindacampbell9404 11 months ago +1

    👏🎬👏🎬👏🎬👏🎬👏

  • @caralibc8z
    @caralibc8z 4 months ago

    2:10 I got old memories 😢 2:23 2:24 2:24 2:24 2:24 2:24

  • @cuscopetunio
    @cuscopetunio 11 months ago

    2:10 😳

  • @michaelplautz5108
    @michaelplautz5108 5 months ago

    That’s “lava”ly. I see what you did there.

  • @2026vincent
    @2026vincent Month ago

    here after south park ep 4

  • @LeonilUba
    @LeonilUba 9 months ago +1

    Camiguin Island Catarman 🏝 ❤

  • @absaeed7870
    @absaeed7870 Year ago +9

    0:50 after TACO BELL

  • @PrinceDavidFernandez
    @PrinceDavidFernandez 6 months ago

    1 million

  • @Aviation_edits1
    @Aviation_edits1 10 months ago

    Hi

  • @GuyChapman
    @GuyChapman Year ago +1

    Amazing filming, watch with the sound off and subtitles on to avoid the annoying portentous VO.

  • @jools2323
    @jools2323 Year ago

    Canny job.

  • @LeonilUba
    @LeonilUba 9 months ago +1

    Philippines 🇵🇭 Mindana0 Camiguin ISLAND Catarman Poblacion Punta Purok-2 Tabing Dagat Home 🏝 Bolebards M2M 2025.years April

  • @mohammadmahdi8086

    ................................................

  • @rohit_brr
    @rohit_brr Year ago +2

    What is that audio when the volcano blows up the first time😂.

    • @ccalvinn
      @ccalvinn Year ago +4

      They really gave us that 😩😩😫😫😫😩

    • @giokun100
      @giokun100 Year ago +1

      The surprised cow next to the cameraman

  • @michaelt3885
    @michaelt3885 10 months ago

    If you read in the books of John, Romans and Ephesians you will see in John 3:16, 3:36, 4:16, Romans 10:9-13, Ephesians 2:8-9 you will see that Faith in Jesus will lead you to salvation.

  • @StraightForwardSays

    AI

  • @addie30mg62
    @addie30mg62 10 months ago +1

    Volcanoes are just earth pimples

  • @MarcusHelius
    @MarcusHelius Year ago +12

    That voice over is unbearable.

  • @lostinchineseroom
    @lostinchineseroom Year ago +3

    the narration is so good

  • @lamarw7757
    @lamarw7757 Year ago +1

    There's nothing precision about this drone flying. Any amateur can do it.

    • @zionthedon7745
      @zionthedon7745 11 months ago

      "Precision drone" is what it says. It doesn't say precision flying or precise maneuvers. Just the type of drone

  • @Svedge
    @Svedge 11 months ago

    Precision drone? You mean a professional cinematic drone? Aren't journalists supposed to do research in the topic anymore? As a certified drone pilot, this is the first time I hear anyone say precision drone. 🤦‍♂

  • @cjyoung7372
    @cjyoung7372 Year ago +6

    Ruined bye the narration

  • @johnadams-wp2yb
    @johnadams-wp2yb 10 months ago

    Sack the narrator.

  • @English-speaking-club
    @English-speaking-club 3 months ago

    Wow

  • @rochellearellano7135

    WOW