A Christmas Time Birth of a New Thermal Feature in Yellowstone Park

13-foot-wide baby blue pool shows up in Yellowstone. What caused it to form?

Yellowstone geologists find a 13-foot-wide milky blue pool near Tree Island in Norris Geyser Basin, likely formed by small hydrothermal explosions on Christmas.

A Christmas time birth of a new thermal feature in Yellowstone Park

Data shows that a newly formed blue thermal pool may have coincided with a visit from ol’ Saint Nick.

Series of Hydrothermal Explosions Likely Created New Blue Hot Spring in Yellowstone

Learn about the new hydrothermal feature that appeared last winter in Yellowstone National Park, possibly on Christmas Day.

There’s a Strange New Hole in Yellowstone National Park

In April, geologists performing maintenance work at Norris Geyser Basin found something unexpected.

Yellowstone Announces Discovery Of A New Baby Blue Thermal Pool

Yellowstone National Park announced Monday the discovery of a new 13-foot baby blue hot spring. It emerged with little volcanic fanfare in the Norris…

New blue pool at Yellowstone National Park discovered after 'mildly explosive' activity

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Christmas came early for geologists at Yellowstone National Park this April when a regularly scheduled survey resulted in finding a new thermal feature at one of the most famous national parks. The U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory said geologists were conducting a routine temperature log at Norris Geyser Basin on April 10 when they located a new pool in the Porcelain Basin. The pool is about 4 …