Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists answer questions about Supervolcanoes

USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory ^ | March 2005

[blam]

"I don't remember seeing the President but I did catch where they say the President is a woman. My first thought was that since this is a BBC production that they're implying it is Hillary."

Condi?

[RightWhale]

Such a giant eruption would have regional effects

No doubt. However, major eruptions have worldwide effects, especially on the weather.

[Selkie]

Fascinating stuff. I would hope after this airing that many more Americans are aware that Yellowstone is a supervolcano.
I can't believe the amount of educated people who don't know it is.

Watching the replay on Discovery Channel.
Also there was a live chat tonight with Yellowstone's Geologists on Discovery channel that is now indexed fo viewing.
BTTT

[Waryone]

This Supervolcano movie really was that terrible. The characters shown to be level headed in this movie are all Europeans. The ignorant American scientist complicit with the cover up was a Jew. (Europeans hate the Jews)

Other observations: the American govt. intentionally keeps information from its people and is slow to help its citizens. Americans in this movie are portrayed as being as wimpy as the Europeans. When the volcano threatens to erupt in Yellowstone, Americans start rioting all over the country. People are dying and we sit back doing nothing because the govt. told us to sit still until the eruptions subsided.

This was obviously a European (BBC) funded movie. They don't know anything about us and our natures. They could not imagine us doing everything possible to save as many people as we could.

Most predictable scene -- Black person leaves the danger area first, only to die when he stops at a motel instead of getting the heck out. There was also some gratuitous godless bashing of a believer.

The funniest scene concerned so called Americans trying to get into Mexico but getting turned away. One member of the disaster control team suggested using force to open the border. I could not control my laughter. The only people who would try to get into Mexico would be all the illegals and I really could see Mexico fighting to keep them from coming back.

I remember Mt. St. Helens. This movie did not come anywhere near showing the resolve of our people. It just reflected the sentiments of laissez faire Europe.

[flashbunny]

"The funniest scene concerned so called Americans trying to get into Mexico but getting turned away. One member of the disaster control team suggested using force to open the border. I could not control my laughter."

I saw that too and laughed. It's the ' Day after tomorrow' morality lesson that one day we could be the ones who had to get across the boarder. I'd like to see the mexican army seal off a border that is little more than flimsy range fences in most places. Oh, and do it all on less that 24 hours notice.

[GSWarrior]

I admit I only saw the previews, but from them I deduced that if a supervolcano erupts in Yellowstone America will be buffeted by really bad special effects.

[Netizen]

BTW, anyone catch the black-pantsuited female prez...?

I thought she was head of FEMA.

[lilmsdangrus]

bump

[Arthalion]

As a Californian, I'm FAR more worried about Long Valley.