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Assignment Discovery Shorts: Yellowstone's Eruption
On Discovery's Assignment Discovery, scientists cannot say for sure when Yellowstone may erupt but its estimated to occur within thousands of years
Added: Jul 25, 2011
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Runtime: 01:13
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