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10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GEYSER

Geysers are underground reservoirs of water that immediately eject water and stream. Geysers form due to hydrogeological conditions that exist only in a few areas of Earth. The word geyser is derived from Icelandic Geysir, literal meanings of the geyser are gusher or gush out.
The following are some interesting facts about geysers.

1- Active Geysers 


There are over 1000 geysers present worldwide. But most of them are present in Yellow stone national park. Almost 1200 geysers have erupted in the USA out of which 465 are active in the following years. 

2- Steam Driven; The hot Geyser 


When water deep beneath the Earth comes in contact with heat due to magma, the pressure is generated as a result of hot water, and steam is ejected forcefully in the air at different heights ranging from a meter to hundred meters. Steam-driven has two types: Fountain and Cone. A fountain geyser mostly erupts beneath water pools and lasts for a few seconds. However, a cone geyser may keep on erupting continuously for minutes and maybe an hour.

3- Yellowstone National Park


Yellowstone National Park is present in the United States. It is home to more than half of the world's geysers. It is famous for its noticeable canyons, superabundant forests, alpine rivers, and gushing active geysers. It is also home to different kinds of animal species like wolves, bears, antelope, etc.

4- Cold Water; the cold geysers


Unlike hot geysers, there are cold-water geysers that are formed by cold water present beneath Earth. The reason for its eruption is that they dissolve an excessive amount of Carbon dioxide. When the rock layer above water mixed with co2 weakens and cracks naturally or when humans drill through the rock the co2 comes out with great force. They are found in the US, Slovakia, and Germany.

5- EarthQuakes can Change Geysers


An earthquake can change a geyser's eruptive activity. Because it changes geological dynamics. Some geysers present in Yellowstone national park changed after the earthquakes. Such as Daisy's geyser starts erupting more often for a few weeks after quakes.

6-  The Waimangu Geyser


It is the largest ever known geyser present close to Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. In the 1990s, it began erupting. It used to be the world's most powerful geyser. Its eruption was observed to reach up to 1500 feet.
 
7- Geysers Don't the last Forever


If the conditions needed for geyser change, they can become dormant and even extinct. The geothermal power plant is reducing the water content and thus destroying the nearby geysers. Human activities and the movement of tectonic plates can also stop a geyser to function. Even throwing garbage in a geyser can make it go dormant. 

8- The World's Tallest Geyser


Steamboat Geyser is the tallest active geyser. Its eruption height is almost 300 to 400 feet. It is present in the US. Its eruption ranges between some days and fifty years. 
 
9- Other Planet Geysers


Eruption-like geysers have been observed on moons of other planets. Researchers have found geysers on Mars and the moons of several planets in our solar system. An eruption of water vapors has been discovered on the moon of Saturn. These geysers are also known as icy geysers because of the low temperature of ejected material.

10- Old Faithful Geyser

 
Old Faithful is the world's most famous cone geyser. It is present in Yellowstone national park in the US. The reason for its popularity is that it is very predictable. It erupts after almost every 82 to 90 minutes. Its eruption height is almost 100 to 185 feet. 













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