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When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers
Steamboat is the world’s tallest active geyser, but unlike Old Faithful, its eruptions are completely unpredictable. Now, a new analysis suggests that at least one recent Steamboat eruption got ...
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When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers
What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an ...
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Scenic West Thumb Geyser Basin features deep pools, mud pots, stark sinter terraces
West Thumb Geyser Basin (WTGB), along the southwest shore of West ... alkaline-chloride fluids throughout Yellowstone ...
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West Thumb Geyser Basin: Diverse and Exceptional Hot Springs, Mud Pots, Geysers, and Hydrothermal Explosions
Although not as famous as Old Faithful Geyser or Grand Prismatic Spring, the features of West Thumb Geyser Basin are some of the most varied and beautiful in Yellowstone National Park. From hot pools ...
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Scenic West Thumb Geyser Basin features deep pools, mud pots, stark sinter terraces
West Thumb Geyser Basin (WTGB), along the southwest ... including those near Old Faithful. In some areas at WTGB, hydrothermal fluids have boiled at depth, releasing vapor-dominated fluids ...
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Why A Far-Fetched NASA Idea To Cool Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Would Never Work
NASA scientists concocted an idea a decade ago to save the world from a civilization-ending eruption of the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone ...