Yellowstone Volcano News 2024 News. An underappreciated geologic hazard in yellowstone national park is that of hydrothermal explosions. The yellowstone volcano observatory (yvo) is a consortium of nine state and federal agencies who provide timely monitoring and hazard assessment of volcanic, hydrothermal, and.
The largest known crater from a hydrothermal explosion on earth is in yellowstone, a national park centred on a huge volcano. Grand loop road remains open to vehicles, and other nearby thermal basins, like black sand basin, are open.