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Plot summary
Rick Lieberman heads the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, where he and his colleagues Jock Galvin, Dave, Matt and Nancy present VIRGIL, a virtual imagery simulator, alongside their boss, Michael Eldridge. At the press conference, reporter Maggie Chin asks whether Yellowstone could erupt, and Rick calls the possibility remote. An earthquake sets off a tsunami on a lake in the park, and Ken Wylie, Rick's brother-in-law, discusses his new book on volcanoes on television; the two men argue. Wendy Reiss, an undersecretary of FEMA, asks Rick for the worst-case scenario, and he shows her a simulation of ash falling across the United States. After a hydrothermal event at Norris Geyser Basin, the team's models indicate a moderate eruption could destabilize the magma chamber and set off a super eruption.
Cast
- Sam Charlesas William Lieberman
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Supervolcano (2005)
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- Supervolcano cost £2.8 million to make, which makes it one of the most expensive programmes the BBC has ever produced.
- The production was funded by the BBC along with television stations in the United States, Germany, France and Japan, making it an international co-production.
- The film was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and for a BAFTA Award, in both cases for its visual effects work.
