"A hot spring in Yellowstone national park that erupts sporadically was captured on an official camera exploding in spectacular muddy plumes at the weekend. Volcanic experts at the US Geological Survey described the eruption as simply Kablooey! The tumult occurred at the Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone on Saturday morning and provided dramatic footage. Video shared by the USGS on social media shows mud spraying up and out from the murky hot spring just before 9.23am local time in Biscuit Basin."
"It lies about midway between the famous Old Faithful geyser that spurts water and steam sky high at frequent intervals and the contrastingly wide and quiet Grand Prismatic Spring, the park's largest spring, that wells up and out showing vivid rings of color formed by heat-loving bacteria. Other recent eruptions at lesser-known Black Diamond Pool have mostly been audible and not visible, because they happened either at night or when the nearby camera was obscured by ice."
"Researchers installed a new camera and a seismic and acoustic monitoring station this summer, and they say the instruments, along with temperature sensors maintained by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program, can better detect and characterize the eruptions. It paid off on Saturday. We got a nice clear view of one of these dirty eruptions under bright blue skies with the surroundings covered in snow (ah, winter in Yellowstone!),"
Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone erupted in spectacular muddy plumes captured by an official USGS camera during a morning event in Biscuit Basin. The eruption produced visible mud sprays and followed a July 2024 hydrothermal explosion that threw rocks and mud and damaged a boardwalk. Other eruptions at the pool have often been audible rather than visible due to timing or ice obstructing cameras. Researchers installed a new camera plus seismic and acoustic monitoring and temperature sensors this summer to better detect and characterize events. The new instruments captured a clear dirty eruption under bright skies and snow, exemplifying ongoing sporadic activity.
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