Supervolcano (docudrama)
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Supervolcano is a two-part docudrama centered around the fictional eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park. The name of the program, "Supervolcano", refers to the unusually explosive nature of the Yellowstone volcano. Current research indicates that the Yellowstone supervolcano has erupted several times in the past, covering much of present-day North America with ash. Scientists predict that the supervolcano will undoubtedly erupt again, and judging from the pattern, the next eruption is actually overdue.
The program, aired on both the BBC and The Discovery Channel, intersperses a storyline about a hypothetical eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano and interviews with actual scientists. It was also accompanied by a two-part factual documentary, discussing the scientific and sociological effects that would occur during and after an actual eruption
- For more information about the Yellowstone supervolcano, please see the Yellowstone caldera.
Official synopsis
Yellowstone may be a park, but it's also the deadliest volcano on Earth. Beneath it, a sleeping behemoth is stirring. When an earthquake opens a crack for magma to seep through, other warning signs of an eruption start popping up, but they are ignored or dismissed as "minor". But when they learn an eruption will happen, panic breaks out through people of the USA and the world. This is a tale told from former Yellowstone scientists, who recall the final days before Yellowstone erupted, and everything changed forever. And be worried, because this is not fiction. It's real - it just hasn't happened yet.External links
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