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Yellowstone volcano ACTIVITY: USGS confirms record-breaking eruptions OFF THE CHARTS

YELLOWSTONE volcano activity went completely off the charts in 2018, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed after a year of geyser eruptions.

Yellowstone volcano’s geysers erupted at an unusually high rate last year, breaking all known eruption records. USGS data collected since the start of last year has shown 2018 to be the most thrilling year for Yellowstone in a long time. The geological agency has now said Yellowstone’s world-famous Steamboat geyser erupted a total of 32-times – beating its previous 1964 record. The USGS said: “If you were a geyser watcher, it was surely one of the most memorable years in a long time.”

Yellowstone volcano’s Steamboat Geyser is the tallest active geyser in the world, rivalled only by Waimangu Geyser in New Zealand.

Located in the Norris Geyser Basin of the US National Park, Steamboat Geyser is live evidence of the intense volcanic processes deep below Yellowstone.

The geyser can go for years at a time without erupting jets of scorching hot water but 2018 proved to be something of an anomaly.

The last time Steamboat erupted this frequently was in 1964 when park officials noted 29 hot water eruptions.