Earlier this year, I was reported on the newest of the USGS Volcano Observatories, the California Volcano Observatory. It was the first of the Volcano Observatories to debut the revamped website design for the USGS and now the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory joins CalVO with the new design. I know many of you already frequent YVO, but if you don't, it contains every bit of information you could need to follow the largest active caldera in North America. YVO is full of many realtime monitoring data, such as webicorders all over the caldera, webcams, ground deformation and water temperatures at some of the hot springs in Yellowstone. Now, all this data is constantly assessed by USGS geologists assigned to the caldera, so there isn't much in the way of changes in activity that doesn't get attention. The caldera is an active place, with several seismic swarms each year and nearly constant ...
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Gets an Upgrade
Explore the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, featuring real-time monitoring data of the largest active caldera in North America.
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