Life on Fire RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgSun, 19 May 2013 18:41:01 -0400Sun, 19 May 2013 18:41:01 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2331034874/In the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean, tectonic movements construct or swallow islands. In the Tongan archipelago, two little-known animals have learned to cope with these ephemeral lands risen from the ocean depths: the sooty tern, a seabird that never dares wet its wings for fear of drowning, and the Alvin shrimp, a blind crustacean that manages to find its way around the abyss.http://video.pbs.org/video/2331034874/01/31/2013See how species have learned to cope with conditions in the Tongan archipelago.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentNatural HistoryNatural HistoryEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2330942345/See how sooty terns and Alvin shrimp have learned to cope with conditions in the Tongan archipelago. 2/6/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2330942345/01/31/2013Premieres Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2327953169/On the volcanic island of New-Britain off the coast of Papua New Guinea, a handful of animals have learned to live with the Earth’s moods. When ash from a volcanic eruption invades their habitat, the choice is simple: leave or stay and adapt. In truth, it’s not that easy, since volcanoes and their actions are unpredictable and each creature responds in its own way.http://video.pbs.org/video/2327953169/01/22/2013Learn how animals on New-Britain have learned to live with the Earth’s moods.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodeend=2016-01-30http://video.pbs.org/video/2326727474/Learn how animals on New-Britain, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, have learned to live with the Earth’s moods. 1/30/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2326727474/01/17/2013Premieres Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentNatural HistoryNatural HistoryPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2326545275/Around the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, life has struggled for thousands of years to re-emerge from the ashes. Underground, vampire and other bat species have colonized the miles of tunnels created by hot flowing magma. In the crater, parakeets and vultures have made nests on cliffs exposed to toxic gases. On the flanks of this still active mountain, the vegetation has been burnt away by lava.http://video.pbs.org/video/2326545275/01/17/2013Witness nature’s struggles to conquer ash and lava before a volcano's next eruption.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2325938957/Witness nature’s struggles to conquer ash and lava before the next eruption of Nicaragua’s Masaya Volcano. 1/23/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2325938957/01/15/2013Premieres Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentNatural HistoryNatural HistoryPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2324276959/In Alaska, the fresh water that feeds the rivers is snowmelt from North America’s highest mountains and most active volcanoes. Time and again, they erupt and poison the rivers. Scientists have only just begun to piece together what might have happened nearly 2,000 years ago, when one race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean.http://video.pbs.org/video/2324276959/01/09/2013What happened to salmon forced from their natal river into the open ocean?nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2324391065/Find out what may have happened when a race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean. 1/16/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2324391065/01/10/2013Premieres Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentNatural HistoryNatural HistoryPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2324023974/Whether the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, Chile, Italy or Iceland, each of these countries is home to active volcanoes that are a threat to the populations settled at their feet. Every day, lava, ash, gas, bombs and avalanches are likely to slide down the gaping mouths of the rock giants. To avoid disasters, volcanologists are asked to anticipate and warn.http://video.pbs.org/video/2324023974/01/08/2013Learn how volcanologists try to predict eruptions.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2322681310/Learn how volcanologists try to predict eruptions and protect those who live beneath the Earth’s fire. 1/9/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2322681310/01/02/2013Premieres Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentNatural HistoryNatural HistoryPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2321564950/The 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano provoked economic chaos, paralyzing air traffic for days. This eruption, however, was mild. Much more powerful volcanoes in Iceland are ready to wake up. Through spectacular aerial footage of this country, which is an accumulation of lava and ash, a maze of craters and faults, the episode tries to discern which volcano will awaken next.http://video.pbs.org/video/2321564950/12/28/2012Learn which Icelandic volcano may awaken next and what the consequences could be.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2321172647/Learn which Icelandic volcano may awaken next and what the consequences of an eruption are likely to be. 1/2/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2321172647/12/26/2012Premieres Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2313127966/Life on Fire series offers a close up look at volcanoes, providing viewers with a never seen before look at their effect on the environment around them. Each episode of Life on Fire paints survival stories around different volcanoes.http://video.pbs.org/video/2313127966/12/06/2012A never-before-seen look at volcanoes and their effect on the environment.eHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentScience & NatureScience & NatureBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentNatural HistoryNatural HistoryWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotion