A powerful explosion just occurred from one of the Yellowstone volcano's geothermal features. This sent a plume of pulverized rock several hundred feet into the air, and hurled large boulders onto nearby tourists on an adjacent boardwalk. Thankfully, no one was injured by the largest recent example of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park. This video will discuss how this event occurred, and gives an opinion on what might happen next.

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Note: This video's thumbnail image displays a smaller hydrothermal explosion which occurred in 2009.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] U.S. Geological Survey
[2] Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
[3] Christiansen, R. L., Lowenstern, J. B., Smith, R. B., Heasler, H., Morgan, L. A., Nathenson, M., Mastin, L. G.,
Muffler, L. J. P., and Robinson, J. E., 2007, Preliminary assessment of volcanic and hydrothermal hazards in
Yellowstone National Park and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Openfile Report 20071071, 94 p

0:00 Yellowstone Explosion
1:24 Hydrothermal Explosions
2:38 Prior Events
3:44 Implications