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1. www.nytimes.com · 2024/07/23 · usVideo Shows Yellowstone Explosion That Sent Tourists Running ...

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   Jul 23, 2024 · By Annie Correal. July 23, 2024. A hydrothermal explosion shot a towering column of boiling water, mud and rock into the air at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Tuesday morning, destroying ...

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4. www.cbsnews.com · news · yellowstone-hydrothermalWhat caused the hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone ...

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   Jul 24, 2024 · A hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park sent hot water and rocks into the air, but no one was injured. Learn how this happens, why it is hard to predict and how it differs from volcanic activity.

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5. apnews.com · article · yellowstone-biscuit-basinSurprise eruption sends dozens running for safety in ...

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   Jul 24, 2024 · Updated 5:51 PM PDT, July 23, 2024. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into the sky Tuesday and sent sightseers running for safety. The hydrothermal explosion happened around 10 a.m. in Biscuit Basin, a collection of hot springs a couple miles north of ...

6. www.cnn.com · 2024/07/23 · travelYellowstone National Park closes some areas after ... - CNN

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   Jul 24, 2024 · The Biscuit Basin area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is closed following a hydrothermal explosion Tuesday morning, park officials said in a news release and post on X.. Biscuit Basin ...

7. www.usgs.gov · volcanoes · yellowstoneVolcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

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   1 day ago · Since that time, the geyser has not experienced significant minor activity, indicating that the next major eruption is at least many weeks, and perhaps months, away. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists continue to examine data from the Black Diamond Pool area of Biscuit Basin, where a hydrothermal explosion took place on July 23, 2024.

8. www.cbsnews.com · news · hydrothermal-explosionHydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit ...

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   Jul 24, 2024 · A small, localized eruption of boiling water and steam occurred near the Sapphire Pool on July 23, 2024, damaging part of a boardwalk. Park officials said there was no sign of volcanic activity or seismic risk after the explosion.

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   Why did Yellowstone explode?

   • While Yellowstone sits on a dormant volcano, officials said the explosion was not related to volcanic activity. "This was an isolated incident in the shallow hot-water system beneath Biscuit Basin," the USGS said. "It was not triggered by any volcanic activity." Li Cohen is a senior social media producer at CBS News.

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   What happened at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park?

   • In this photo released by the National Park Service, debris litters the damaged Biscuit Basin boardwalks after a hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (National Park Service via AP)

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   What happened in Yellowstone?

   • Park geologists were investigating what specifically happened in this case. Similar blasts have happened in Biscuit Basin in 2009, 1991 and after the magnitude 7.2 Hebgen Lake earthquake 40 miles (64 kilometers) away in 1959. Yellowstone is centered on a huge, dormant volcano.

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   How often do hydrothermal explosions occur in Yellowstone National Park?

   • Large hydrothermal explosions occur on an average of every 700 years, the USGS says. “Although large hydrothermal explosions are rare events on a human time scale, the potential for additional future events of the sort in Yellowstone National Park is not insignificant.

   Hydrothermal explosion leads to closure of parts of Yellowstone ... - CNN

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   Did a hydrothermal explosion damage a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park?

   • A hydrothermal explosion took place at Yellowstone National Park 's Biscuit Basin in northwest Wyoming Tuesday morning, sending boiling water and steam into the air and causing some damage to a boardwalk, officials said.

   Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin

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   Is a volcanic eruption coming to Yellowstone?

   • An explosion similar to that of today also occurred in Biscuit Basin on May 17, 2009,” a joint release from the park and the USGS said. But today’s explosion does not indicate a volcanic eruption is imminent, the release added: “Monitoring data show no changes in the Yellowstone region.

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10. www.nps.gov · yell · learnUpdate on the July 23 Biscuit Basin hydrothermal explosion

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    Jul 24, 2024 · A hydrothermal explosion occurred on July 23, 2024, at Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park. The event was not caused by volcanic activity and resulted in debris, water spouting, and boardwalk damage.