👀 The United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed a small hydrothermal explosion occurred in the Biscuit Basin thermal area of Yellowstone National Park today.

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Live stream of ongoing eruption at Kīlauea: www.youtube.com/usgs/live This morning, December 23, at approximately 2 a.m. HST, elevated earthquake activity began at the volcano's summit. By 2:30 a.m., the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in Kīlauea summit webcam images, indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu and the summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Activity updates are being shared with partners and emergency management. The ong