[Rockhounds] Catastrophic hydrothermal explosions, a hidden danger lying beneath Yellowstone Lake

Paul etchplain at att.net
Fri May 10 11:21:09 PDT 2024


A hidden danger lurks beneath Yellowstone
Catastrophic hydrothermal explosions rocked
the park in the past and could again in the future
Douglas Fox, Science News, May 8. 2024
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/yellowstone-hydrothermal-explosion-volcano-steam

One of many papers cited in the above article is:

L.A. Morgan et al. The dynamic floor of Yellowstone Lake,
Wyoming, USA: The last 14 k.y. of hydrothermal explosions,
venting, doming, and faulting. GSA Bulletin. Published online
June 7, 2022. doi: 10.1130/B36190.1. open access
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article/135/3-4/547/614289/The-dynamic-floor-of-Yellowstone-Lake-Wyoming-USA

Yours,

Paul H.



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