Steam explosions are one of the biggest potential hazards at Yellowstone Caldera. Today, one of the largest explosions in years hit the Park.
Video capture of a large steam explosion at Biscuit Basin geyser at Yellowstone Caldera on July 23, 2024. Credit: Facebook .large hydrothermal explosion rocked the Biscuit Basin Geyser near Black Diamond Pool
on July 23 during the peak of tourist season. The blast does not appear to have injured anyone, but people on the boardwalk got quite a shock when the explosion occurred. Video of the blast show how violent it was, throwing a dark cloud of debris into the sky near onlookers., showing what starts out as a potentially normal geyser eruption but quickly escalates to something more violent.
larger sized blocks that were thrown out of the geyser as well as copious finer debris. The boardwalk was damaged by the falling debris.after the blast says that this was the first larger steam explosion at the Biscuit Basin geyser, a few miles north of Old Faithful, since May 2009. However,a large swath of North America with volcanic ash.
Most people know that water expands when it turns to steam. If you've ever watched a kettle on the stove, the whistle is caused by steam being forced out of the kettle as the water boils. If water trapped underground turns to steam rapidly, it can cause that change in volume to blast material out.
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