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Another Hydrothermal Explosion Has Occurred at Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Ecosystem

Another Hydrothermal Explosion Has Occurred at Yellowstone National Park

A new hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin created boiling pools, fresh vents, and dramatic changes to the landscape. The event is a powerful reminder that even America's most iconic national park remains a living, evolving system where nature—not humans—sets the timetable.

California Supervolcano May Be As Dangerous as Yellowstone’s

California Supervolcano

California Supervolcano May Be As Dangerous as Yellowstone's

“As described in this article, one of three super-volcanoes in the United States is in New Mexico. Valles Caldera is located in north-central New Mexico in the central Jemez Mountains west of Santa Fe. It is the oldest of three young caldera-type volcanoes in the United States;