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Two Volcanologists on the Edge of the Abyss, Searching for the Secrets of the Earth
A new documentary, “Fire of Love,” tells the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, married scientists who flirted with death to study volcanoes—and paid the price.
By Kiley Bense
On an overcast day last August, I stood in a parking lot listening to an Icelandic guide explain to a crowd of dejected tourists that the Fagradalsfjall volcano had stopped erupting the night before. “There is no carrot at the end of this journey,” he said.