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Catherine Joséphine "Katia" Krafft (née Conrad; 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Paul Krafft (25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists and filmmakers who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan, on 3 June 1991.
Mar 16, 2022 · Katia Krafft was a pioneer of volcanology who studied and documented eruptions around the world with her husband Maurice. She lost her life in 1991 when she was caught in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen in Japan.
Jan 9, 2023 · Katia Krafft was a fearless and passionate volcanologist who studied and captured the beauty and danger of eruptions around the world. She and her husband, Maurice, also a volcanologist, made groundbreaking contributions to volcanology and raised awareness of volcanic risks.
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- Maya Wei-Haas
Jul 6, 2022 · A new documentary examines the work and lives of the French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, helped mightily by their own magnificent footage.
Fire of Love is a film by Sara Dosa that tells the story of the French volcanologist couple who died in a 1991 eruption. The film features their stunning footage of volcanoes and their passion for science and each other.
Nov 13, 2022 · It’s a whole other thing to make that figurative language and those themes literal: Katia and Maurice Krafft fell in love and died on a volcano. Fire of Love, the spellbinding documentary...
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Jul 3, 2022 · Katia and Maurice Krafft were world-renowned volcanologists who used pictures and film to illustrate their search for fresh lava, erupting volcanoes and shifting tectonic plates.
