Go to ground.news/GeologyHub to stay up to date on the world’s news. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access this month. This video was solely sponsored by the product and company, Ground News! I want to note that where Yellowstone's recent hydrothermal explosion ranks is still up for debate. Because of the amount of debris it emplaced, and partial collapses of the exterior hot spring which occurred, it is unclear how large the crater the explosion created was.
Fun Fact: Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone was named because of the biscuit shape rock formations that formed around Sapphire pool. Most of them disappeared after the hot spring exploded in 1959...
however that was from explosions at sapphire pool. The explosions from july 23rd 2024, the multiple in the late 2000's and early 2010's (these were smaller), and a large handful in early to mid 1900's were from the black opal / black diamond / wall pool system.
@@b.a.erlebacher1139 It's a big planet. If geology happened on a human timescale instead of a geologic one, I'd be moving. I'm in pyroclastic flow range of Valles Caldera were it to blow big. But it's not going to blow in my lifetime.
Well there's also the stuff that's always happening, like continental drift or moving hydrothermal fluids... except its all occurring underground and very slowly so you never notice it
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Hey Boss will you check out Mt.Konocti again. Between the dead trees above the magma pocket and the NEW 30 ft long 1/4 crack in my dirt drive way is obviously showing ground lift!!!!!!
Science communication is an important skill that many scientists are lacking! I work in gravitational wave physics and interact with the public frequently.
Good video as always. When you talked about flooding at the Katla volcano in Iceland, I remembered seeing a video about an eruption or possible flooding in 1996 which created a flood due to the melting of ice, mud, and volcanic debris. A lot of volcanoes around the world have the same or similar problem(s) to Katla such as Mt. Hood, Mt. Ranier, Nevado del Ruiz, and many others. All we can do is be prepared, listen to alerts, educate ourselves, others, and be ready to evacuate if necessary. Stay safe and stay prepared.
I recently went toe to toe with a co-worker that was spouting off about Yellowstone erupting for the first time in forever when all it was was a hydrothermal explosion. As far as she is concerned, it came out of the ground so therefore is an eruption…
Thanks as always, Geology Hub! We all know this, but today (or yesterday depending on your timezone) is unfortunately the anniversary of the exceptionally ruinous and deadly 1976 Tangshan earthquake(s), which killed over 246,000 people, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in Chinese history.
Just looked that up looks like this specific quake a right lateral strike slip quake and the other quakes in this region are related to the decoupling of the Amur plate from Eurasia occurring in the long translational zone between the Baikal rift zone and the pull away basin responsible for separating the Korean Peninsula from Eurasia. It is also one of the plates which was involved in the January quake along the western coast of Japan which is fascinating to me given how many different tectonic processes are occurring along its boundaries which include effectively every single kind of possible collision which a continental crust tectonic plate can experience, subduction (Pacific plate) continental continental collision(Okhotsk plate) continental rifting (Eurasian plate) and a transform strike slip fault zone (also Eurasian plate). From that complex tectonic setting I expected there would be and have been large quakes there along that translational zone but didn't know of any specific examples prior to this search. The combination of an active strike slip fault plate boundary with a sediment rich riparian setting really is a nasty combination especially with a shallow quake like that as liquefaction is pretty much inevitable in such a setting.
No it’s just katla, the story goes that when eyjafjallajökull erupts katla is not far behind, but eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2011 and katla hasn’t blown yet. These volcanoes are side by side. It’s a ticking time bomb to say the least
Someone needs to get on the case, Katla is _way_ too pronounceable for an Icelandic volcano! Quick, tack on a bunch of random eths, thorns, and all those weird accented vowels!
@@StuffandThings_ Don't worry Katla likely just dumped all its unpronounceable baggage onto its ice cap Mýrdalsjökull so conservation of unpronouncability is preserved.
Chile has had another bad earthquake but it's not as bad the as the one in 1960 that was a 10.1 😮 this one was 5.1 like the two in Texas just day's ago. One happened last week and another one this week.
now as a geologist what do you think of the proposed project in Iceland to drill into the largest volcanoes magma chamber? Do you think it's a good idea It's okay idea it's dangerous idea or you don't know because you haven't heard about it yet? If you don't know about it you really should look into it because they see how seriously going to drill into the larger volcano complex on Iceland Underneath the glacier by the way And they're going to be using freeze technology to freeze the magma around the drill bed So that stays whole and doesn't melt And then they can get samples of the magma chamber from the magma chamber Of the magma there and see how gaseous and rich it is in silicas and other minerals. why they're doing this i'm not certain other than the fact that they just want to check and see if they can do it successfully and maybe possibly start a system where they can make generate electricity from the heat generating power possibly using steam I just hope they don't accidentally introduce any water fluid into the magma chamber and cause an explosion. I mean it sounds like a cool project to see if you can drill into a magma chamber but it sounds exceedingly potentially dangerous what are your thoughts on this project if you learn about it now Do you think it's wise to try and attempt this especially when there's a glacier on top? I'm really interested to know what you think is you're one of the few geologists that have a RU-vid channel and I respect your opinion good Sir.
For example, if the outlet was plugged and the pressure dislodged the plug, or if a new crack released the pressure. Water boils at a higher temperature under greater pressure, so if pressure is released, suddenly all this water is now above its boiling point so it explosively converts to steam and blows out the exit with great force.
havent gotten there yet but i am assuming it has to do with the Black Diamond Pool hydrothermal explosion. Hydrothermal explosions in general are caused 2 ways. Either A. the piping is slowly blocked off due to gradual accumulation of sinter which is contained in the water causes essentially a natural pipe bomb (usually what causes small hydrothermal explosions). Or B. The water level is suddenly and drastically decreased allowing superheated water that is only kept as water due to extreme pressure to flash to steam (usually what causes large hydrothermal explosions, such as a handful of lakes near Yellowstone lake, or Mary bay). The Black Diamond Pool explosion is still considered a small explosion and likely was caused by blockage in it's vent.
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if they start being full of ads, many of us will stop watching them. I'm old, I remember the internet before the ad-sellers trashed the place. bugger that!!
Speaking of factual coverage, it is my understanding that volcanoes release CO2, methane and sulfur dioxide. How much does that amount to yearly? Would it be lesser than or greater than the amount attributed to man via manufacture and burning fossil fuels? Just curious.
Volcanoes generally emit far more SO2 than CO2 which is why in major eruptions like Pinatubo 1991 or Tambora 1815 the following year experienced a relative cooling. In the case of Tambora it created the year without summer. But SO2 does not stay in the atmosphere long so the effect only lasts a year or so. As for CO2 all the volcanoes on earth produce a fraction of what human activity produces. Just think that volcanoes go off randomly and rarely for very long. Human beings are burning fossil fuels all over the planet 24/7. The difference in human production of CO2 to volcanoes is as much as 100-1 in any given year. The figures are like on average 36 billion to 400 million.
According to the NOAA, each year humans release 60 times more CO2 than volcanoes: www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/which-emits-more-carbon-dioxide-volcanoes-or-human-activities
I don't have specific numbers but when it comes to volcanoes passively releasing those, it is a very small and insignificant amount. Whenever there is a large eruption however it can alter the climate very slightly for a few years. These effects change however dependent on where the volcano is (under or near water vs. thoroughly above sea level) For example the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai eruption a few years ago may have warmed up the climate very slightly. Where as if Yellowstone were to erupt (it wont any time soon, and is not overdue) That would cause the climate to cool substantially.
Very grateful for all the geological updates. I LOVE OUR Earth Mother,💗🌎💗 and I LOVE watching her move and the power of her movement. Looks like she is really waking up. SOL has also been quite active, the correspondence is MAGICAL!💗👑✨️
? for you Mr. GeologyHub, what do you think about this channel??? On the Pulse with Silki... she seems to be a fear monger and is crazy about campi flagri but since you never talk about it, it evidently aint as close to erupting as the woman thinks it is.. just want your opinions on the woman\channel.
GeologyHub has done several videos about Campi Flegri just in the last month or so. GH doesn't see any immediate cause for "Chicken Little" to run around yelling the sky is falling.
There are a LOT of fear mongering channels based on volcanoes, to the point where it's kind of pointless to even mention it. For example if you type in Yellowstone National Park, once you get through the recent news with the explosion, around 40 to 60% of the videos are viewbotted fear based ones.
My nephew just sent me a message where he wrote that the water of his well close to Mt. Konocti in California just turned hot. What do you think this means?
rearranging vibrations to volcanoes. besides redirecting pollutants and flowing energy and grounding and archipelago to max-forever policy of the-west. max eh.? forever eh.? easy-peasy
Big Ben - Volcano errupting in Aust!! I had to look that up. Hmmm on Heard Island - Australia Closer to Antarctica than Australia but owned by Australia. Who knew 😅😅😅
It is more than the journalists "covering" geological events have. I have a bachelor's degree in English, myself, and worked for 35+ years as a writer. Level of education is not an indicator of level of knowledge nor of skill. Many people do not pursue advanced degrees for financial or personal reasons. That does NOT mean that their knowledge and skills aren't up to those of those with advanced degrees. If you would like your information from someone with more letters behind their name, I'm sure you can find them!
@@jonnybloggs6790 Rumbles at a volcano does not mean an eruption is guaranteed to happen. Watch some of Geologyhub's prior videos, several inactive volcanos still have small earth quake swarms.
@@jonnybloggs6790 Rumblings do not always produce eruptions. If there are no emissions of any kind e.g gases, water, lava, rocks from the volcano it is not an eruption.
There are usually 40-55 volcanoes erupting somewhere in the world. IIRC, a volcano isn't deemed extinct unless it hasn't erupted for more than 100,000 years. An active volcano is one that has erupted during the Holocene (since roughly 11,000 years ago). Anything between is called dormant. If an extinct volcano "starts to rumble" it will be big news in geology. The world's volcanoes are no more active than usual. Most geologists think Yellowstone is unlikely to erupt again, but if it does it will be a small local eruption. The recent hydrothermal eruption is not an indication of anything unusual happening at Yellowstone. Campi Flegrei erupts at intervals of hundreds of years. It's only a serious concern because the area is so densely populated. It's being closely monitored.
I am sure we can all appreciate the need for video sponsorships, but the placement of the Groundnews sponsor takes 1/3 of this video. This is way too much and ruins your video.
Thumbs down! I appreciate your diplomas and expertise but I’m 2 minutes in and you’ve yet to begin the video. I’m gone. I would suggest you put the commercial at the end. Good commercial information but imf gone now. Done, bye!
I took a year Geo in high school then another year in college. I know there's plenty more to learn. These people who think they know what they're talking about need to take a few more classes on the subject
