For the real facts, we went straight to an expert, jake lowenstern of the u. When an earthquake opens a crack for magma to seep through, other warning signs of. The yellowstone caldera is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in yellowstone national park in the western united states, sometimes referred to as the yellowstone supervolcano. This wasnt the first fictional movie filmed in the park, that honor belongs to heart of the. A bbcdocumentary 2005 about the yellowstone supervolcano. Michael riley, gary lewis, shaun johnston, adrian holmes, jennifer copping, rebecca jenkins. On sunday, the worst earthquake in about 30 years rattled the yellowstone supervolcano. Congress and signed into law by president ulysses s. The term seems to have been popularized first in a bbc program years ago.
In 2005, bbc and the discovery channel produced a docudrama and documentary about yellowstone called supervolcano. Get a terrifying peek at the supervolcano beneath yellowstone park and its potential to change life as we know it. The truth about yellowstone is available in the bbc shop and stores nationwide. Ive spent a fair amount of time in close study of volcanoes and volcanic activity, and, while it is possible the seismic activity is a precursor to some sort of. Theres a supervolcano under yellowstone, capable of shooting 1,000 cubic kilometers of rock and ash into the air.
Yellowstone is a park, but its also the deadliest volcano on earth. When you subscribe to the oil city news daily download. Supervolcano under yellowstone is twice as large as previously thought. Then back in june, the yellowstone supervolcano was rocked by over 450 small earthquakes within the same week. In the spring of 2006, a bbc science and discovery channel docudrama called supervolcano was followed by the documentary, supervolcano. Underneath is a volcano so large it is possibly what made the dinosaurs go extinct. Supervolcano yellowstone movie full 2 hours youtube. Supervolcano is a 2005 britishcanadian disaster television film that originally aired on march 2005 on bbc one, and released by the bbc on 10 april 2005 on the discovery channel. Meet the experts who monitor the behaviour of the yellowstone supervolcano. The yellowstone supervolcano, or, is yellowstone about to. The yellowstone supervolcano is a topic surrounded by much curiosity andsometimesspeculation. Yellowstone is one of a small number of active supervolcanoes. Meet the experts who monitor the behaviour of the yellowstone supervolcano, who face the awesome responsibility of predicting when the next supereruption might next take place and.
The power of a supervolcano archaeologists working in orchard, nebraska, found hundreds of fossilised prehistoric animals that were killed by ash from a volcanic eruption. I watched the twopart super volcano documentary i think it was by bbc and. The first fallacy is that the yellowstone supervolcano is the only known supervolcano on earth. Stories in the international media and on the internet have stirred up a great deal of interest in yellowstone as a supervolcano. If the supervolcano underneath yellowstone national park ever had another massive eruption, it could spew ash for thousands of miles across the united states, damaging buildings, smothering crops. Dont look for a superproduction disaster movie like deep impact.
Scientists have discovered that the yellowstone magma pocket is close to the size when the supervolcano last erupted, 640,000 years ago. They face the awesome responsibility of predicting when the next supereruption might next take place and advising on what will happen when it does. Documentary assessing the active supervolcano in yellowstone national park. Scientists have tracked the ash fall from yellowstones three previous supereruptions and believe the next one could unleash 1 000 cubic kilometres of ash 1 000 times more than the eruption. The programme goes behind the scenes to reveal the. A supervolcano dvd containing the twopart factual drama and the behindthescenes documentary supervolcano. With alisdair simpson, bill mcguire, jake lowenstern, steve sparks. Supervolcano read about the programmes, including the behind the scenes documentary supervolcano. Fictional yellowstone the movies national park service. However, there is one particular conspiracy, treasured by theorists, that our impending doom will come from within planet earth that lurking beneath americas yellowstone national park is a supervolcano that will kill us all. Whats the truth about the yellowstone supervolcano. A volcanic eruption in yellowstone national park leads to a devastating natural disaster.
Beneath the spectacular beauty of yellowstone national park lies a supervolcano thats overdue for its next eruption. Yellowstone supervolcano revealed yellowstone forever. Below, yellowstone volcano observatory scientists answer questions that arose after this program aired that relate to supervolcanoes, volcanic hazards, and yellowstone. A supervolcano is a large volcano that has had an eruption with a volcanic explosivity index vei of 8, the largest recorded value on the index. 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. As you might guess from the title, the film revolves around a super volcano in this case, the yellowstone caldera that lies just underneath yellowstone national park. However, there is one particular conspiracy, treasured by theorists, that our impending doom will come from within planet earth that lurking beneath americas yellowstone national park is a supervolcano that will kill us all yellowstone, in the midwestern us, is they claim about to erupt and send unfathomable amounts of matter into the sky, covering anyone in the vicinity in a. What would an eruption of the yellowstone supervolcano look. Yellowstone supervolcano could explode with devastating. See how recent signals of activity have put scientists on high alert. The truth exposing the truth one story at a time menu.
Response to the real truth about yellowstone supervolcano. In fact, the probability of any such event occurring at yellowstone within the next few. Jun 15, 2017 in the spring of 2006, a bbc science and discovery channel docudrama called supervolcano was followed by the documentary, supervolcano. The major features of the caldera measure about 34 by 45 miles 55 by 72 km. Geologists believe yellowstones last supereruption took place about 631,000 years ago. See dramatic scenes from the programmes and download desktop wallpaper for your. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of bbc production music. The volcanic system beneath yellowstone is huge and may one day cause a super. The story proposes that it could be argued its overdue for another eruption and describes what would happen if it did.
The truth about yellowstone tv movie 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jun 01, 2017 supervolcano under yellowstone is twice as large as previously thought. Beneath americas fourth mostvisited national park, the apocalypse waits. Supervolcano is a 2005 docudrama film that originally aired on bbc one and the discovery channel. The caldera eruptions caused by the hot spot presently beneath ynp are not the only supervolcanic eruptions known.
The real truth about yellowstone supervolcano newsblaze news. The supervolcano under yellowstone could erupt faster than. Its crater is a immense 45 miles across, and beneath it lies a bubbling cauldron of. The volcanic system beneath yellowstone is huge and may one day cause a supersized eruption of ash and lava, as it has in the past. Its called the yellowstone supervolcano and this is an up to date warning. Yellowstone national park is an american national park located in the western united states, with parts in wyoming, montana and idaho. Whats the truth about the yellowstone supervolcano doomsday. This means the volume of deposits for that eruption is greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers 240 cubic miles. Docudrama movie supervolcano by bbc and discovery channel. How nasa might stop a supervolcano eruption in yellowstone. With michael riley, gary lewis, shaun johnston, adrian holmes. The caldera and most of the park are located in the northwest corner of wyoming. It is suspected that a supereruption from one of the 20 known supervolcanoes has. Geophysicist mike poland thinks the term supervolcano is overused and.
What would happen if the yellowstone supervolcano actually. Lowenstern is scientistincharge of the yellowstone volcano observatory yvo, which monitors the yellowstone caldera. It is worth noting that in 2004 the yellowstone caldera began a period of accelerated uplift measured by gps instruments that was as large as 7cmyr, three times as fast as recorded in recorded history, but now has reduced to about a maximun rate of 4cmyr. Jun 28, 2017 a ticking time bomb called yellowstone. Tv channels showed a new factual drama produced by the bbc and the discovery channel and titled supervolcano. Think of yellowstone as a gigantic pressure cooker, fueled by a massive supervolcano.
Yellowstone supervolcano could explode with devastating hydrothermal eruption the yellowstone supervolcano could be set for a devastating hydrothermal eruption, a. The caldera eruptions caused by the hot spot presently beneath ynp. Then, witness the worldwide effects of this cataclysmic eruption, which experts predict will produce energy equivalent to the detonation of 1,000 nuclear bombs. Directly following supervolcano, a twoepisode documentary reveals the cuttingedge research that informed the drama. Overall, there have been at least 25 significant earthquakes at yellowstone national park since thursday, but it is the 4. Changes in yellowstone national park may be signs of the overdue eruption of a super volcano underneath the park.
Does supervolcano under yellowstone have planetkilling. Yellowstone national park is the caldera of a massive supervolcano which has erupted a few times before and this video suggests that it could blow its top at any time. Channel produced the docudrama called supervolcano, followed by the documentary, supervolcano. Dec 15, 2014 if the supervolcano underneath yellowstone national park ever had another massive eruption, it could spew ash for thousands of miles across the united states, damaging buildings, smothering crops. The truth about the yellowstone supervolcano and effects it. The supervolcano hidden beneath yellowstone is so vast, it can only be fully seen from lowearth orbit. This is one of those stories that is based on some actual events happening at yellowstone national park. Yes, commentators can be negative and doura typical problem with documentaries. Water from rain and snowmelt, much of it centuriesold, percolates through cracks in the earths crust until. Supervolcano read about the programmes, including the behindthescenes documentary supervolcano.
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