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moonshinegnomie

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17. its not

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 24, 2024, 12:46 AM

Jul 2024

this type of explosion is not that rare
basically water underground flashed into steam causing the explosion. considering how how the rocks are just underground there its not unusual for water to suddenly seep into a "hot pocket" and explode. its just not common to catch it on video
this is from the usgs explaining it
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/science/hydrothermal-explosions-yellowstone

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its not moonshinegnomie Jul 2024 #17

Welp, this year can't get any weirder, so bring on the supervolcanic eruption, I guess. LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #18