The July 23, 2024 Hydrothermal Blast at Yellowstone National Park

Wayne Ranney (noreply@blogger.com)
The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has issued a report on the hydrothermal blast in the Biscuit Basin area of the Park on July 23. I have copied their news release in its entirety here. It was NOT a volcanic eruption, but rather water turning to steam at shallow depths. Damaged boardwalk near the steam blast (Creative Commons courtesy of Yellowstone NP) YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INFORMATION STATEMENT U.S. Geological Survey Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 3:43 PM MDT (Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 2