How Dangerous Are Hot Springs at Yellowstone?
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How Dangerous , Are Hot Springs , at Yellowstone?.
On August 16, part of a human foot
and a shoe were found in a hot spring
at Yellowstone National Park.
'Newsweek' reports that the remains
were uncovered by a park employee at
the Abyss Pool located in the south of the park.
The 53-foot deep Abyss Pool is located near
the West Thumb Geyser Basin which has
been closed since the remains were discovered.
Officials have not yet released any details
of the incident and an investigation
is reportedly underway.
Yellowstone is home to about 10,000 hydrothermal hot springs, geysers, mudpots and fumaroles (surface vents that emit hot volcanic gasses).
Hot springs are sourced from water
heated by the circulation of hot rock
within the Earth's crust, or magma.
Yellowstone contains the highest
concentration of geysers in the world. .
Hot springs at Yellowstone reach
temperatures of 198 degrees Fahrenheit. .
Steam that escapes from vents
can reach 275 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to 'Newsweek,' over 20 people
have died after falling into or being severely
burned by Yellowstone's hot springs. .
In 2016, a man died after falling
into a boiling spring and being
dissolved by the acidic water.
'Newsweek' reports that deaths
caused by the park's hot springs are
still an incredibly rare event
On August 16, part of a human foot
and a shoe were found in a hot spring
at Yellowstone National Park.
'Newsweek' reports that the remains
were uncovered by a park employee at
the Abyss Pool located in the south of the park.
The 53-foot deep Abyss Pool is located near
the West Thumb Geyser Basin which has
been closed since the remains were discovered.
Officials have not yet released any details
of the incident and an investigation
is reportedly underway.
Yellowstone is home to about 10,000 hydrothermal hot springs, geysers, mudpots and fumaroles (surface vents that emit hot volcanic gasses).
Hot springs are sourced from water
heated by the circulation of hot rock
within the Earth's crust, or magma.
Yellowstone contains the highest
concentration of geysers in the world. .
Hot springs at Yellowstone reach
temperatures of 198 degrees Fahrenheit. .
Steam that escapes from vents
can reach 275 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to 'Newsweek,' over 20 people
have died after falling into or being severely
burned by Yellowstone's hot springs. .
In 2016, a man died after falling
into a boiling spring and being
dissolved by the acidic water.
'Newsweek' reports that deaths
caused by the park's hot springs are
still an incredibly rare event