The world’s largest active geyser has erupted three times in the past six weeks and scientists don’t know why. The last time there was a major eruption of the Steamboat Geyser was in 2014. “There is nothing to indicate that any sort of volcanic eruption is imminent,” Michael Poland, head of the USGS’s Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, told Reuters. Three @YellowstoneNPS #SteamboatGeyser water eruptions in 6 weeks! — GeyserNPS (@GeyserNPS) April 29, 2018As for the Steamboat Geyser, Poland told The Washington Post: “It’s cool, it’s exciting, it’s neat.
Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2018 06:56 UTC