Yellowstone Volcano Eruption 2024 Eruption. Yellowstone caldera chronicles is a weekly column. The largest volcanic eruptions can significantly cool the earth for years.

The yellowstone plateau volcanic field developed through three volcanic cycles spanning two million years that included some of the world’s largest known eruptions. The july 23, 2024, hydrothermal explosion at biscuit basin resulted from water suddenly transitioning to steam in the shallow hydrothermal system beneath black diamond pool and was not caused by volcanic activity.