Living with Volcanos: Giving Life and Taking It (2010)

Volcanos have two faces. Eruptions bring death and destruction, as seen in 2010 when Mount Merapi in Indonesia claimed 324 lives during the worst eruption in a century. But at the same time volcanic soil provides a wealth of minerals that are necessary for agriculture. It is from that fact that volcanos encouraged the rise of kingdoms, such as the Majapahit empire on Java. Living around volcanos is a constant process of give and take.