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This video series explores some of Yellowstone's most popular questions and important issues.

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Episode 1: Yellowstone's Restless Giant

Episode 2: Troubled Waters

Episode 3: Bears, A Yellowstone Love Story

Episode 4: The Wolf Generation

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Episode 1: Yellowstone's Restless Giant

The Yellowstone supervolcano is one of our planet's restless giants. For scientists, the question is not one of whether it will erupt again, but when. Are there signs this giant is reawakening? Could it erupt in our lifetimes? Discover how geologists are monitoring the pulse of the Yellowstone volcano. 6 minutes. transcript - glossary

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Bonus Features
Video: What Happened at Norris?
New thermal feature development at Norris leaves a landscape of dead trees.

In the summer of 2003, the Norris Geyser Basin suddenly heated up. Hot springs boiled dry, geysers acted differently, trees were heated and killed, and new thermal features sprang up. Media and public interest soared - what did all of this mean?

John Tebby, and interpretive ranger at Norris, captured the changes with his personal camcorder. This video shows the changes as they occured. 3 1/2 minutes. - transcript - glossary

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Video: Behind the Lens
Portrait of Jennifer Shoemaker, Yellowstone InDepth Producer, Videographer, and Editor

Wonder what it was like to film in Yellowstone's hot springs basins - in scorching August?

Take a quick detour behind the lens to discover what it was like to make "Yellowstone's Restless Giant." 1 1/2 minutes. transcript - glossary

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Related Web Site Links

Scientist Talks (video-on-demand) - Yellowstone National Park Site

Facts about the Yellowstone Volcano - Yellowstone National Park Site

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory - U.S. Geological Survey Site

The Yellowstone Hotspot - University of Utah Site

Seismology and Active Tectonics Research Group - University of Utah Site

The Volcanic Hazards Fact Sheet for Yellowstone - U.S. Geological Survey Site

- An article entitled, “Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions—What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?” – written by five Yellowstone volcano experts, three of whom appear in "Yellowstone's Restless Giant."

Homepage of the U.S. Geological Survey Volcanic Hazards Program. This site provides up-to-date information on current volcanic activity and hazards in the United States.

A list of frequently asked questions about volcanoes, from the U.S. Geological Survey.

An interactive flash presentation about the Yellowstone supervolcano and the BBC/Discovery docudrama “Supervolcano,” from the Discovery Channel

A list of frequently asked questions and their answers in response to the BBC/Discovery docudrama “Supervolcano,” from the U.S. Geological Survey

An interactive world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters and plate tectonics, from the Smithsonian Institution

Information on Mount St. Helens and is 1980 eruption, from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Links to volcano web cams in the U.S. and around the world, from the U.S. Geological Survey