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Ever been mesmerized by the swirling colors of Grand Prismatic Spring and wondered what fuels that otherworldly boil? It ...
Yellowstone would blast millions of tons of sulfur ... the global economy billions. A Yellowstone supervolcano eruption would create no-fly zones across most of North America for months ...
Locating the top of the chamber and characterizing its contents, the research reveals important insights into the future activity of the volcano at Yellowstone, indicating that the volcanic system is ...
It's one of the world's largest active volcanoes in the world – officially described as a 'supervolcano'. And if it erupted today, it's thought Yellowstone in the northwestern United States ...
The disaster was an eruption of the Yellowstone volcano when it was located in what is now southern Idaho. The hotspot has traveled across North America as the Earth’s crust has moved.
"The depth of 3.8 kilometers is important," said co-author Jamie Farrell, a U research associate professor of geology and geophysics and chief seismologist for the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory ...
According to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, which is overseen by the U.S. Geological Survey, a scientist noticed billowing smoke shooting up from the base of a wooded hill in late summer 2024.
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Shaul Hurwitz, research ...
A thin coat of gray mud confirmed the vent was new, according to a recent online post by scientists with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory overseen by the U.S. Geological Survey. Mike Poland ...