00:00Mud eruption caught on camera in Yellowstone Basin.
00:03Early Saturday at 9.23 a.m., Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin erupted with hot mud as winter began.
00:11The USGS released a video of the blast describing the event as kablooey.
00:17Black Diamond Pool near Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Spring has a history of eruptions.
00:22The last major one in July 2024 sent rocks and mud hundreds of feet, closing the area temporarily.
00:28Smaller mud bursts up to 40 feet high occur occasionally.
00:32Saturday's eruption was one of the first clearly captured on camera.
00:36No one was injured and no new damage occurred, but Yellowstone's geologic risk remains.
00:41The park sits atop a supervolcano with a massive magma chamber, or caldera, formed by three eruptions.
00:48The first, 2.1 million years ago, spread ash over a million square miles and was 6,000 times more powerful than Mount St. Helens in 1980.
00:58The second Yellowstone eruption, 1.3 million years ago, was 700 times stronger than Mount St. Helens.
01:05The last major eruption, 640,000 years ago, spread ash over 1.5 million square miles, 2,000 times that of St. Helens.
01:14Since then, smaller eruptions and hydrothermal activity have persisted.
01:18Yellowstone hosts over 10,000 hydrothermal features, including 500-plus geysers, the world's highest concentration, making it both unique and unpredictable.
01:29Experts say another major Yellowstone eruption is very unlikely soon.
01:34Scientists monitor temperature, earthquakes, and ground movement for early warnings.
01:39Saturday's mud burst was harmless, a reminder that the supervolcano is active but not erupting.
01:46Park officials confirm visitors can continue holiday plans safely, with geysers, wildlife, and mud activity continuing as usual.
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