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Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Compares Recent Steamboat Geyser Eruptions

The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has released new information (including seismic data) about the recent Steamboat Geyser eruptions.

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New Research Suggests Deeper Origin for Yellowstone Plume

New research suggests Yellowstone National Park’s thermal heat could come from deeper in the earth than previously supposed.

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New Research Suggests Alternate Source of Yellowstone Geothermal Energy

New research into the Yellowstone National Park caldera posits a new and surprising theory for the source of Yellowstone’s geothermal power.

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Yellowstone’s Echinus Geyser Sees Spike in Activity

Echinus Geyser is active again after a period of dormancy.

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Researchers Discover Heart of Old Faithful Geyser

Old Faithful

Researchers in Yellowstone National Park have discovered the heart of Old Faithful Geyser, the park’s most famous feature.

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Over 460 Earthquakes Registered in Yellowstone This Year

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

There have been more than 460 earthquakes in and around Yellowstone National Park, according to seismologists at the University of Utah.

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Yellowstone magma: deeper, larger

Spouter Geyser

We have a better working knowledge of the Yellowstone National Park geothermal system, with a newly discovered, deeper magma reservoir feeding the shallower, long-known magma chamber close to the Earth’s surface.

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Earthquake Swarm Grazes Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

A swarm of small earthquakes beset Yellowstone National Park early Tuesday morning.

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Yellowstone Plume: 400 Miles Long, Larger Than Thought

Yellowstone Plume

Yellowstone Plume

Using an analysis of the electrical conductivity of the Yellowstone volcano, researchers at the University of Utah say the plume is larger than previously assumed, descending at a 40-degree tilt from Yellowstone National Park and extending some 400 miles from east to west.

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