(Express) – Yellowstone has been rocked by a record number of eruptions at one of its most seismically active features – Steamboat Geyser. Yellowstone National Park is a recreation area like no other, packed with a large number of thermal features like hot springs, mud pots and geysers. The US Geological Survey (USGS) carefully monitors these features, as Yellowstone is also a supervolcano with an incredibly violent history, and these are a fairly reliable indicator of seismic activity.
And it appears Yellowstone’s famed Steamboat Geyser – the tallest active geyser in the world – is about to smash its annual record for eruptions. Steamboat Geyser is capable of blasting jets of boiling water 300ft (91m) into the air. And USGS officials have announced June has been Steamboat Geyser’s most active month ever. The geyser is on track to smash the annual eruption record set in 2018, standing at 32. The previous record, 29, was set back in 1964. READ MORE
