A hydrothermal explosion sent visitors at Yellowstone National Park running for safety on Tuesday, damaging the boardwalk but ...

The explosion occurred near the Sapphire Pool around 10 a.m. Tuesday in Biscuit Basin, located just north of Old Faithful according to a Yellowstone National Park social media post.

Tourists at Yellowstone ran for cover as rocks fell from the sky following the explosion. The park said it did not reflect a change in the region’s volcanic system. Photo: Vlada March/National ...

This story appears in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic ... the warming effects of the hydrothermal springs at the bottom of frigid Yellowstone Lake. The park roils with geysers ...

This is an aerial view of Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, showing debris deposited by the July 23, 2024, hydrothermal explosion from Black Diamond Pool. Major features are labeled.

On the morning of July 23, 2024, a hydrothermal explosion from Black Diamond ... These sorts of explosions are relatively common in Yellowstone National Park, although seldom so well documented.

Marler (1898–1978) was a Yellowstone National Park ranger naturalist for more than four decades starting in 1931. He made long-lasting contributions to the understanding of hydrothermal activity ...

Yellowstone's magma system shows new activity, with the northeast sector possibly hosting future volcanic activity.

Yellowstone National Park hosts >14,000 geothermal springs that each exhibit ... water-rock interactions, and dilution of hydrothermal fluids with meteoric water in near surface environments. Temporal ...

Marler (1898–1978) was a Yellowstone National Park ranger naturalist for more than four decades starting in 1931. He made long-lasting contributions to the understanding of hydrothermal ...

Formed over thousands of years of erosion caused by hydrothermal ... Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the primary attraction in the Canyon Village area and one of the park's most popular hiking ...