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Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park’s Thermal Basins

Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park’s Thermal Basins

Yellowstone National Park is famous for its wildlife and geothermal activity. When we explore the intersection of these two natural grandeurs, we find...

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Volcano Watch — It’s All About Perspective: How to Interpret an Interferogram

Volcano Watch — It’s All About Perspective: How to Interpret an Interferogram

Interferograms are images created by radar satellites that show how the ground has changed shape, or deformed, over time. Today, we’ll dive into one...

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The case of the missing cinders

The case of the missing cinders

What happened to the cinders that used to float atop Cinder Pool in the One Hundred Spring Plain area of Norris Geyser Basin?

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What's normal for a volcano? How CalVO scientists decide when to raise an alarm (or not)

What's normal for a volcano? How CalVO scientists decide when to raise an alarm (or not)

Last week, a swarm of earthquakes happened below Long Valley's Mammoth Mountain, lasting a little over 12 hours. How do we decide whether or not it's...

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What Have We Learned Since the 2020 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake?

What Have We Learned Since the 2020 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake?

The Stanley earthquake rattled Idaho in 2020.  Geologists have spent the past four years learning more about the fault that caused the quake—including...

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Volcano Watch — What sounds the (automated) alarms at HVO?

Volcano Watch — What sounds the (automated) alarms at HVO?

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) keeps its eyes on active volcanoes in many ways.  While old fashioned eyes and a notebook are used when...

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A tour of Norris Geyser Basin’s backcountry thermal areas

A tour of Norris Geyser Basin’s backcountry thermal areas

Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest on-land geyser basin within Yellowstone National Park, with a wide diversity of thermal feature chemistry and...

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Volcano Watch — Quantifying corrosion downwind of Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — Quantifying corrosion downwind of Kīlauea

In December 2022, a team of scientists from Aotearoa New Zealand teamed up with scientists from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) to carry...

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A brief history of YVO webcams

A brief history of YVO webcams

To mark the demise of the webcam that provided views of Yellowstone Lake since 2017, let’s take a look back the history of YVO webcams in Yellowstone...

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Volcano Watch — ʻAilāʻau or Kualoloa? Hawaiian chants suggest lava flow name change

Volcano Watch — ʻAilāʻau or Kualoloa? Hawaiian chants suggest lava flow name change

Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawaiʻi. Interweaving cultural knowledge with scientific...

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Benchmarking benchmarks

Benchmarking benchmarks

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads across the USA are small brass disks called benchmarks.  These survey points are critical for...

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So, when will the next eruption at Yellowstone happen?

So, when will the next eruption at Yellowstone happen?

Geologists from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory are often asked to estimate how likely future eruptions are at Yellowstone, but it’s no walk in...

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