“There are certainly going to be more eruptions…but we don't see that right now in our forecast. It’s a long lived system.” at a recent public meeting with Yellowstone Volcano Observatory and affiliated scientists, answers the inevitable question: yes, but not anytime soon. “There are certainly going to be more eruptions…but we don't see that right now in our forecast. It’s a long-lived system,” says Morgan. Despite the fact that Yellowstone sits atop an active volcano, the activity here is normal. Mike Poland, lead scientist for the YVO says, “…it sounds very unexciting to say, but activity is relatively calm. And by calm, in Yellowstone, I mean geysers are erupting, the ground is moving up and down, and there are earthquakes every day. The Yellowstone characteristic is for it to be a dynamic place. And that’s what makes it so interesting.” Jenny Golding is a former director of education for Yellowstone Forever. She currently runs the website A Yellowstone Life, and writes from her home in Gardiner, Montana, on the border of Yellowstone National Park.
TOP Beehive Geyser, a cone geyser, produces some
of the most powerful and impressive eruptions in the park. RIGHT Eruptions of Lion Geyser, seen here with Heart Spring in the foreground, are often preceded by a deep roaring sound.
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