The reason the region is safe is because, aside from Yellowstone being closed during the winter months, it has not yet reopened since the large blast a few years ago. The boardwalks themselves have not been repaired either.

Mud flew, rocks bounced, and geologists cheered (quietly, from a safe distance) this past Saturday morning when Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin let out a frosty, muddy “kablooey!”

There have been only two major eruptions of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser in 2025, and it's been more than 200 days since its last eruption.

The Yellowstone Caldera, a volcanically active region under and around Yellowstone National Park, has long been the subject of research, speculation and science fiction regarding the possibility of a volcanic eruption. But a new study shows that such an ...