Docudrama on Yellowstone volcano set for Sunday

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Docudrama on Yellowstone volcano set for Sunday

By SCOTT McMILLION, Chronicle Staff Writer

First the bad news.

When the volcano that underlies much of Yellowstone National Park blows its top again, it's going to make an incredible mess.

"The sky will darken, black rain will fall, and the Earth will be plunged into the equivalent of a nuclear winter." This combination will "push humanity to the brink of extinction."

That's the message put out by film production company, which will air a docudrama about the Yellowstone volcano Sunday on the Discovery Channel, which coproduced the show with the BBC.

More (especially from the USGS) at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle

[TriMetFan]

1. It looks like the show can be good.

I do plan on watching it.

[cynatnite]

2. Yellowstone is old stomping grounds

We'll be watching.

They've been saying that places like Yellowstone and Craters of the Moon are long overdue for some serious geological events for a few years now. I keep expecting to feel the earth shake and I'm down south.

[RobertSeattle]

3. Preview at Discovery Website

http://www.discovery.com/ Click on the "WIll it Blow" link

Frustratingly, it's not on Discovery's HD channel. That would be very cool.

[Rainbowreflect]

4. I have to admit it, I love these types of movies.

Even when they are poorly done, which they usually are, I love to watch them.

[RobertSeattle]

6. True

And sadly, it's probably the only way you can get some people to learn about science.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. it was INCREDIBLY SCARY....i saw it last night on National Geographic ....

it is a must see!

[Kolesar]

7. The Government should lance it and drain it before it blows

Just put a big pipe in it to let the gas and magma out.

[megatherium]

9. Geothermal energy! A great idea! nt

[Coventina]

8. I actually had a co-worker get angry with me for telling her about it

Apparently ignorance IS bliss!

[megatherium]

10. From what I know it might be tens of thousands of years overdue

but on a 600,000 year cycle, the odds of it happening in our lifetimes is something like 1/1000.