History Main / PlugTheVolcano

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' has done this many times, from the Golden Age to the modern age. His methods have included placing the top of another mountain into the volcano, freezing the magma with his ice breath, or even grabbing an asteroid from space and using that as the stopper.

-->'''Tegan:''' Did she just freeze volcanoes into steel?
-->'''The Doctor:''' Yes, I did. Turning multiple planet-threatening situations into public art! [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome You're welcome.]]

* [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Dead or Alive Xtreme 2]]: The previous game ended with the volcano on Zack Island erupting and sinking the island. In this game, the island was restored by aliens, and the volcano was blocked with a giant rock to prevent it from happening again. At least until the ending, where a meteor inexplicably knocks off the rock and triggers another eruption.

* Inverted in the ''https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' episode "Humanity." Red Volcano is trying to cause a volcano to erupt. Red Tornado stops it by drilling holes to release the pressure.

* One of the proposed ideas of dealing with the possible eruption of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera]] is to actually employ the [[InvertedTrope opposite]] strategy; essentially, drilling many small holes to allow pressure to release in a more controlled way. Of course, the sheer volume of lava outflow would still result in the destruction of the park as we know it, but if successful it could at least prevent a good part of the Rockies becoming a massive crater and possibly releasing an apocalyptic amount of volcanic ash into the atmosphere.

* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials'': In ''Garfield in Paradise'', the Paradise World volcano starts erupting. The village chief's daughter decides to sacrifice herself (and her unwilling cat) to prevent the island from being destroyed, and Jon asks the chief if it's to AppeaseTheVolcanoGod.

* One of the proposed ideas of dealing with the possible eruption of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera#:~:text=The%20Yellowstone%20Caldera%2C%20sometimes%20referred%20to%20as%20the,are%20located%20in%20the%20northwest%20corner%20of%20Wyoming supervolcano in Yellowstone]] is to actually employ the [[InvertedTrope opposite]] strategy; essentially, drilling many small holes to allow pressure to release in a more controlled way. Of course, the sheer volume of lava outflow would still result in the destruction of the park as we know it, but if successful it could at least prevent a good part of the Rockies becoming a massive crater and possibly releasing an apocalyptic amount of volcanic ash into the atmosphere.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In a flashback in "The Eyes", Jake plugs an active volcano with a bolder to save a couple's house.

* There is a real-life phenomenon called a ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_plug Volcanic Plug]]'', which is created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano, effectively sealing it. When present, such a plug can cause an extreme build-up of high gas pressure if rising volatile-charged magma is trapped beneath it, and this can sometimes lead to an explosive eruption.