In the movie Madagascar 2, there's a comic attempt to end a drought by sacrificing someone to a volcano

...as opposed to the current reality, where bureaucrats attempt to end drought by sacrificing public money to carbon traders, wind and solar energy businesses, etc.

Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

In Africa, proposing the volcano sacrifice, Julien performs an extended comic dramatization of a volcano god satiated with sacrifices while a hospitable worshipper insists that he take more. Later, concerned that his sacrifice proposal hasn’t worked, Julien exclaims, “The science seemed so solid!”