A hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park spewed rocks and debris Tuesday morning, forcing tourists to seek shelter and authorities to close the recreation area, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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Tourists who were there captured the phenomenon with their cameras. The images show a high column of mud and debris that forced visitors on a dock to run. No injuries have been reported so far.
The explosion occurred near Sapphire Pool, a Biscuit Basin hot spring pool just over two miles from Wyoming’s famous Old Faithful geyser. Yellowstone National Park officials were forced to temporarily close the Biscuit Basin parking lot and boardwalks for visitor safety.
“Hydrothermal explosions are violent and dramatic events that cause the rapid expulsion of boiling water, steam, mud and rock fragments,” according to the USGS, which added that several incidents of this type have occurred in the past in the park.
USGS said in a statement that today’s explosion does not indicate that a volcanic eruption is imminent. The agency added that its geologists are investigating the explosion. For its part, the park has not said when it will reopen the area to tourists again.
“Monitoring data shows no changes in the Yellowstone region. “Today’s explosion does not reflect activity within the volcanic system, which remains at normal levels of activity,” USGS explained. Scientists have been warning for years that an explosion of the mega volcano that underlies Yellowstone Park would cause an apocalyptic scenario for the planet.
Explosion in Yellowstone: panic among tourists due to constant fear of an apocalyptic awakening of the mega volcano.
A hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park spewed rocks and debris Tuesday morning, forcing tourists to seek shelter and authorities to close the recreation area, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Tourists who were there captured the phenomenon with their cameras. The images show a high column of mud and debris that forced visitors on a dock to run. No injuries have been reported so far.
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The explosion occurred near Sapphire Pool, a Biscuit Basin hot spring pool just over two miles from Wyoming’s famous Old Faithful geyser. Yellowstone National Park officials were forced to temporarily close the Biscuit Basin parking lot and boardwalks for visitor safety.
“Hydrothermal explosions are violent and dramatic events that cause the rapid expulsion of boiling water, steam, mud and rock fragments,” according to the USGS, which added that several incidents of this type have occurred in the past in the park.
USGS said in a statement that today’s explosion does not indicate that a volcanic eruption is imminent. The agency added that its geologists are investigating the explosion. For its part, the park has not said when it will reopen the area to tourists again.
“Monitoring data shows no changes in the Yellowstone region. “Today’s explosion does not reflect activity within the volcanic system, which remains at normal levels of activity,” USGS explained. Scientists have been warning for years that an explosion of the mega volcano that underlies Yellowstone Park would cause an apocalyptic scenario for the planet.
Explosion in Yellowstone: panic among tourists due to constant fear of an apocalyptic awakening of the mega volcano
A hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park spewed rocks and debris Tuesday morning, forcing tourists to seek shelter and authorities to close the recreation area, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Tourists who were there captured the phenomenon with their cameras. The images show a high column of mud and debris that forced visitors on a dock to run. No injuries have been reported so far.
The explosion occurred near Sapphire Pool, a Biscuit Basin hot spring pool just over two miles from Wyoming’s famous Old Faithful geyser. Yellowstone National Park officials were forced to temporarily close the Biscuit Basin parking lot and boardwalks for visitor safety.
“Hydrothermal explosions are violent and dramatic events that cause the rapid expulsion of boiling water, steam, mud and rock fragments,” according to the USGS, which added that several incidents of this type have occurred in the past in the park.
Yesterday’s explosion does not reflect activity within the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels. Hydrothermal explosions are not caused directly by magma rising toward the surface, but by groundwater heated by the constant flow of thermal energy.
Steam pressure will increase in the underground vent system until it is sufficient to trigger an eruption on the surface. In an interview with the Associated Press, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory geologist Mike Poland speculates that a clog may have caused an unusually large build-up of heat and pressure in the vent system.