Yellowstone’s uplift is back as ground near Norris Geyser Basin shifts slightly

Yellowstone’s uplift is back as ground near Norris Geyser Basin shifts slightly

Yellowstone is a dynamic geologic system—the one constant is change. This is demonstrated daily by hydrothermal activity manifested in geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and other thermal features, but even the ground itself moves!

Yellowstone Park's uplift is back as ground near Norris Geyser Basis shifts slightly

Steamboat Geyser erupts in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park on September 17, 2018. (Photo by Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service) Yellowstone is a dynamic geologic system—the one constant is change.  This is demonstrated daily by hydrothermal activity manifested in geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and other thermal features, but even the ground itself moves! Surface movement, called deformation, in Yellowstone varies tremendo…