Researchers Zipline Into Volcano 'Hell' To Save Millions Of Lives
- 8 years ago
If there's ever a place that makes us feel religious, it's at the so-called "Mouth of Hell" at the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua. This massive 1,500° Fahrenheit lake of molten rock as deep as the Empire State Building is high is a huge threat to the millions of Nicaraguans.
In a race against an unpredictable natural disaster, Sam Cossman and an international team of researchers stage the world's first dangerous zip-line descent onto level zero (literally the lava's bubbling edge). Here, they plant a sophisticated network of 80 sensors to gather data and give scientists early eruption warnings.
The coolest/hottest zip-line tour in human history.
In a race against an unpredictable natural disaster, Sam Cossman and an international team of researchers stage the world's first dangerous zip-line descent onto level zero (literally the lava's bubbling edge). Here, they plant a sophisticated network of 80 sensors to gather data and give scientists early eruption warnings.
The coolest/hottest zip-line tour in human history.