On Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery," if the Yellowstone super volcano unleashes its full fury, global temperatures could drop as much as twenty five degrees -- changing life on earth forever.
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On Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery," if the Yellowstone super volcano unleashes its full fury, global temperatures could drop as much as twenty five degrees -- changing life on earth forever.
Added: Jul 25, 2011
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