The world's most famous geyser,Old Faithful in Yellowstone, currently erupts around 20 times a day. What happens when geyser bursts? When the heat and pressure inside a geyser builds, the valve is opened and water can gush out safely through a drainage pipe.When the valve fails to operate ...
Yellowstone, in the U.S., is widely known for its super-eruption abilities, too: Some Yellowstone eruptions over the past few million years created layers of volcanic lava rock over 1,300 feet (400 meters) thick. How a volcano super-eruption will impact Earth...
In addition to active volcanoes, several places on Earth contain what are called "supervolcanoes." These are geologically active regions that lie atop massive hotspots. The best known is theYellowstone Calderain northwestern Wyoming in the U.S. It has a deep lava lake and has erupted several t...
What happens if Vesuvius erupts? When Mount Vesuvius eventually erupts again,18 towns that are home to nearly 600,000 people could be wiped out in an area known as the “red zone”. Burning ash and pumice put other people up to 12 miles away at risk as well. ...
—erupts when the steam in the inner layers of the volcanic caldera (where Yellowstone lays) lifts the cooler water in the upper layers causing the flashy phenomenon called geysers. The most famous performer of the geothermal show is Old Faithful, a highly predictable geyser that erupts every ...
To summarize: a geyser erupts when superheated groundwater, confined at depth, becomes hot enough to blast its way to the surface.Geyser-like eruption on Jupiter's moon, Io: Eruption of Tvashtar, a "geyser" on Jupiter's moon, Io. NASA Image. Here's what happens in the ground... Cool...
The Campi Flegrei volcano in Italy which caused Europe's largest volcanic eruption shows signs it could blow up again. What happens when supervolcanoes such as Camp Flegrei and Yellowstone erupt?
When people don’t agree with something the government has done (which happens a lot in Argentina), they bang pots and pans making a lot of noise in order to show their disgust. I’m still baffled by what they expect to have happen by creating a lot of noise at 8:30pm in ...
What happens if Vesuvius erupts? When Mount Vesuvius eventually erupts again, 18 towns that are home to nearly 600,000 people could be wiped out in an area known as the “red zone”. Burning ash and pumice put other people up to 12 miles away at risk as well. What does the year 79...