this week, we are in iceland to fly over a red hot volcano. and then chill out with some beautiful scenery. also at a gas powered coin mine in the us. and how safe is your electric car charger from hackers? it is the land of fire and ice. where the earth is literally splitting apart. this is iceland, home to so much amazing scenery, created by the superheated rock that lurks just below the surface. as recently as march this year, when new volcano has been erupting and attracting tourists and scientists alike tourists and scientists alike to watch and learn as it rewrites the geography once again. and later in the programme, we will be there to see how, as long as you re careful, volcanoes and drones can mix. now, iceland is putting all of this heat to good use. it drives the geothermal power stations which provide clean, cheap electricity, and that means now more than half of all of the cars here are a trick. the country is second only to norway in its adoption. but while thi
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