Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
Since a July 2024 hydrothermal explosion, Black Diamond Pool has experienced sporadic muddy eruptions up to 40 feet, monitored by new seismic and acoustic instruments.
- A muddy eruption occurred at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool, spraying mud up to 40 feet high.
- The Black Diamond Pool was previously the site of a hydrothermal explosion in 2024 that damaged a boardwalk.
- Researchers installed monitoring equipment to better detect and characterize eruptions at the pool.
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'Dirty eruption' caught on camera at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin
YELLOWSTONE NAT’L PARK - A video recently shared shows a “dirty eruption” in the Black Diamond Pool in the Biscuit Basin at Yellowstone National Park.
A mud eruption occurred on Saturday morning at Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The phenomenon was recorded on video thanks to a monitoring camera recently installed by scientists in the area. The episode took place in a sector closed to the public. The event took place in Black Diamond Pool, a hydrothermal pool located in the Biscuit Basin region. The recording was publicized on social networks by the United States Geological Ser…
Muddy eruption at Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool captured on video
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN “Kablooey!” That’s the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by the USGS on social media shows mud spraying up and out from the pool just before 9:23 a.m. in Biscuit Basin about midway between park favorites Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic. Other recent eruptions have mostly been audible and not vi…
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