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The Echinus Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is capturing attention once more, erupting after a significant period of dormancy.
Situated in the Norris Geyser Basin’s Back Basin, Echinus Geyser recently reawakened. The activity began last month with noticeable surface disturbances and increased water flow down its runoff channel.
“The geyser’s eruptions have shown a wide range when it’s highly active,” explained the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
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“Eruptions could shoot water vertically or at an angle, sometimes drenching nearby spectators with warm water. There were times when the park could predict eruptions, using the length of one eruption to estimate the timing of the next,” they noted.
“They could be vertical or inclined, occasionally soaking onlookers with warm water, and could be regular enough that the park would sometimes post predictions—the duration of an eruption could often be used to forecast the timing of the subsequent eruption.”
The observatory added the latest eruptions took place Feb. 7, 9, 12 and 15. On Feb. 16, the eruptions occurred every two to five hours.
The Echinus Geyser had occasional eruptions before 1948 and regularly erupted over periods of time in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.