The representative from the US Geological Survey spoke in an interview, explaining that the event was a hydrothermal eruption and not a volcanic one.
An eruption of hydrothermal occurred on July 23, which interfered with the expectations of the greatness of the natural landmark of Yellowstone National Park. It happened at Biscuit Basin, which lies north of the much-famous Old Faithful geyser and near the Sapphire Pool.
People in the area ran away as a geyser of the said color erupted from the ground; the video was recorded and shared on Facebook by Vlade March. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident, though there was property damage.
Still-evolved geothermal explosions take place when water suddenly turns into steam underground, and such types of activities are well-known in Yellowstone, the US Geological Survey acting together with Yellowstone National Park noted.
For example, this seism-acoustic event and the event recorded by the monitoring equipment on April 15, 2014 in Norris Geyser Basin, Porkchop Geyser also have a history of explosion in 1989, and at the same time also in Biscuit Basin on May 17, 2009.
Contrary to this, this particular event was hydrothermal in nature, as documented above in the discussions. Yellowstone is a super volcano, and the hot and acidic water in those geothermal sites is proof.
These subterranean chambers can place water under a great pressure and heat far in excess of the 100 degrees Celsius (212 Fahrenheit at sea level) where water boils; it can reach a temperature of up to 250 degrees Celsius.
This water is hot and can easily turn into steam, and as this occurs, the pressure builds and results in explosive outbursts when the water rises to the surface.
Leave a reply: Herein described events are similar to geysers but more forceful, stirring up not just water but also other substances of the Earth. As the explosion angrily brought life to people’s imagination, the majority of specialists assert that there is no reason to worry because this is a common occurrence in the Yellowstone geothermal region.
