Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser ‘Roars Back to Life’ After 6 Years of Dormancy

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Yellowstone’s ‘Roars Back to Life’ After 6 Years of Dormancy

After more than six and a half years of silence, the inside Yellowstone National Park erupted once again early last week.

The national park explained in a statement how the – one of the park’s larger sized geysers – “roared back to life” after being dormant for so long. According to the park service website, “infrequent but violent” eruptions characterize the . An eruption from the massive formation can cause the surrounding area to shake from underground steam explosions moments before the initial eruptions.

When the geyser finally blows, it typically blasts a stream of boiling hot water 100-200 feet into the sky. These eruptions can occur at a pace of two ‘explosions’ per hour, and continue for anywhere between 4 to 48 hours, the NPS reports.

Footage of the geyser erupting as park visitors look on can be viewed below via the Yellowstone National Park :

 

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On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, Giantess Geyser roared back to life after a period of more than 6-1/2 years without erupting. Watch a longer clip of this eruption, or watch the live-stream of the Upper Geyser Basin on the webcams page at https://. #Yellowstone #NationalParks #Geysers #GiantessGeyser #UpperGeyserBasin

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The Geological Survey (USGS) said Saturday that the Giantess Geyser used to erupt more frequently in the past. This six-year gap between eruptions has been the longest since at least the 1980’s, but the geyser has experienced years-long dormant periods before as well, the agency said.

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