How do you know when a geyser is about to erupt?
How do you know when a geyser is about to erupt? It is impossible to predict the eruption time of most geysers because complex interactions take place between constantly changing factors. These include earthquakes, ongoing processes within underground channels, and fluctuations in a system's water or heat supply.
How do you know when Old Faithful is about to erupt?
Old Faithful “plays” prior to an eruption with splashes of boiling water that may reach as high as 20 feet (6 m). A full eruption usually begins from this play. Once the eruption starts, the splashes grow larger and larger until the eruption reaches its full height.
What causes Old Faithful to go off?
Geysers like Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park erupt periodically because of loops or side-chambers in their underground plumbing, according to recent studies by volcanologists at the University of California, Berkeley.