Icelandic Volcanoes: Who\'s Next? Whether the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, Chile, Italy, or Iceland, each of these countries is home to active volcanoes that are a threat to the populations settled at their feet. To avoid disasters, volcanologists are asked to anticipate and warn, they are asked to be prophets and to know how to analyze the volcanoes\' slightest tremors. Around the world, these volcano doctors use their tools and knowledge to try and protect those who live in the path of the Earth\'s fire.