A new, rapidly growing hole filled with icy blue water has appeared in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, ...

Seven years later, a saltwater geyser carrying poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas erupted from the same field, outside Toyah, shooting 100 feet high. It also appeared to contain oil. The geyser, still ...

What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

Steamboat is the world's tallest active geyser, but unlike Old Faithful, its eruptions are completely unpredictable. Now, a new analysis suggests that at least one recent Steamboat eruption got ...

What caused Steamboat geyser to erupt 30 feet into the air? UNR geologists want to know. Ben Margiott. Fri, June 27th 2025 at 5:04 PM. Updated Fri, June 27th 2025 at 5:10 PM. 3. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

Reeves County Emergency Manager Jerry Bullard, right, and well control specialist Hawk Dunlap walk to get a closer look at a geyser spewing out salty water on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, near Toyah ...

For example, it did not erupt after the 7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake that affected many other Yellowstone geysers. Reed notes that big earthquakes are likely to open up more new cracks and fluid ...

Steamboat is the world's tallest active geyser, but unlike Old Faithful, its eruptions are completely unpredictable. Now, a new analysis suggests that at least one recent Steamboat eruption got ...