This story appears in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. Update: Our new Yellowstone National Park stories may ... applies the term to any eruption ejecting more than 1,000 ...

Yellowstone National Park is noted for the geothermal marvels, but it is the threat below ground that holds the attention. Events such as the Black Diamond Pool explosion and current seismic activity ...

Despite an explosive summer at Yellowstone National Park — marked by a thermal feature eruption that destroyed a boardwalk and sent visitors fleeing from an eruption of black water, mud and ...

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.

Many hands have been wrung over Yellowstone National Park's supervolcano, which has the power to deliver global catastrophe with a single eruption. If the volcano exploded tomorrow, it would cover ...

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 ...

The Yellowstone supervolcano appears to be bigger than scientists previously expected. The volcano residing under Yellowstone National Park is 2. ... about a Yellowstone eruption anytime soon.

They’ve determined that current conditions aren't right for a major eruption ... and cannot be felt by people. Yellowstone is the oldest National Park in the world. Situated largely in the ...

Wilson, a professor at Gettysburg College, faces that daunting task in describing the cataclysm that created the caldera in which Yellowstone National Park sits. The first volcanic eruption ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Escape the crowds directly in front of Old Faithful and enjoy the geyser's eruption ... the National Park Service's Old Faithful Area page for more information. Yellowstone ...