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Volcano Above the Clouds
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Program Overview
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NOVA joins climbers scaling Mount Kilimanjaro as they travel through
ecosystems ranging from a cloud forest to a glaciated mountaintop.
The program:
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chronicles the quest of naturalist Robin Buxton, who was
disabled by polio in childhood, to reach the top of Africa's
highest mountain.
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features specially adapted plants that grow in cold and high
altitudes.
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describes the danger that Mount Kilimanjaro could suffer a
landslide, like Mount St. Helens in Washington, that triggers a
catastrophic eruption.
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shows how scientists take temperature readings in the volcano's
crater to help them predict how far below the surface the magma
lies.
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follows scientists as they search for the source of fresh water
found at the mountain's base.
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reveals how warm air from the volcano and global warming may be
contributing to the evaporation of Mount Kilimanjaro's glaciers,
which could disappear within 20 years.
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concludes that the glaciers are not the source of the fresh
water found at the base of mountain.
Taping Rights: Can be used up to one year after the program
is taped off the air.
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