A large explosion at Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin sent visitors running as boiling water, mud, rocks, and steam spewed high into the air, causing damage to the boardwalk.
Hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone are due to drops in pressure causing liquid water to flash into steam, leading to expansion and potential explosions, as described by geologist Marianne Karplus.
Despite being categorized as a small event, hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone can still reach over a mile high and leave craters of significant size, occurring every 700 years on average.
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