The type of explosion that happened this week is less common and understood, and potentially more hazardous given that they happen without warning.
By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson and Mead Gruver, Associated PressThis photo released by the National Park Service shows a boardwalk damaged by a hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
But the type of explosion that happened this week is less common and understood, and potentially more hazardous given that they happen without warning. “You felt the shock wave hit your chest and vibrate the bones in your chest,” he said. “The explosion was so significant you felt your feet shaking. You felt the boardwalk shake and you felt everything shaking.”
For a geologist, seeing one in person is a payday. That’s what happened in 2009, when Montana Tech geology professor Mike Stickney and several other geologists were nearby when one happened close to the scene of Tuesday’s blast in the Biscuit Basin.
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