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Satellite mapping of thermal ground at Secret Valley Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) (a) NAIP (National Agriculture Imagery Program) natural-color aerial photograph of Secret Valley Hot Springs, in the backcountry between Norris Geyser Basin and Madison Junction, from September 25, 2015, showing snow-free zone mapping based on snowy wintertime imagery from multiple years. The mapped boundaries…...
Yellowstone earthquakes that are related to ground deformation
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (187+ words) We know that Yellowstone is an active volcanic system due to the high rate of seismicity and the active ground deformation. What happens when those two things are happening simultaneously, like they are right now? Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a…...
A new camera is now observing activity in Biscuit Basin
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (158+ words) In response to the June 13, 2026, hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin, a new camera was installed to track activity over a broader area than had previously been possible. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of…...
Yellowstone’s thumping hot springs
2+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) of the most spectacular hydrothermal systems on Earth! 1300 SE Cardinal Court STE 100 Vancouver, WA 98683...
Biscuit Basin webcam | U.S. Geological Survey
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) The camera view is east-southeast from the seismic/infrasound monitoring station in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Black Diamond Pool, which was the site of a hydrothermal explosion on July 23, 2024, is the steaming hot spring in the right-middle ground, and…...
How many eruptions has Yellowstone had?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (502+ words) USGS (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS How many eruptions has Yellowstone had? When trying to understand the behavior of a volcanic system like Yellowstone and the likelihood it will have another eruption, it is important…...
Yellowstone’s Wahb Springs and Death Gulch—unusual features with unusual names
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) In the northeast part of Yellowstone National Park there is a thermal area with a strange composition. And even stranger names. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's…...
Volcanism on the other side of the world from the Yellowstone Caldera
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (479+ words) hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. In his 1864 science fiction novel Journey to the Center of the Earth, the French author Jules Verne tells a tale of...volcano Snæfellsjökull to discover what is inside the Earth before they finally emerge back…...
Deformation and seismicity during 2024-2025 associated with Norris Uplift Anomaly, Yellowstone National Park
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (347+ words) Map of horizontal velocities between July and December 2025 at Global Positioning System (GPS) stations P711 and NRWY (arrows and yellow circles; arrow length gives displacement rate) in the area between Norris Geyser Basin and Madison Junction. Dashed black line indicates boundary…...
Can a geological thermometer help forecast hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Hydrothermal explosions are notoriously hard to predict. But a geological thermometer based on hot spring chemistry might help. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from…...