Earth's Deadliest Eruption

February 9, 2010
45 min
Season 2 - Episode 11: Earth's Deadliest Eruption

Season 2 - Episode 11: Earth's Deadliest Eruption

Earth's Deadliest Eruption - Episode 11

Overview

A look back 250 million years ago when a massive volcanic eruption, (in what is now Siberia), spewed lava one mile thick over an area the size of Texas and caused intense climatic change that killed 95% of the life on the planet; paving the way for the next dominant species – the dinosaurs.

Episode Information

TV Show

How the Earth Was Made

Season

Season 2

Episode Number

11

Air Date

February 9, 2010

Runtime

45 minutes