14K views · 720 reactions | Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge Mike Poland presents the top five headlines for 2023. Thank you to our colleagues at USGS Volcanoes for the latest monthly update! | Yellowstone National Park | Facebook

Geologists are finding evidence for what caused the July 23 hydrothermal explosion in Biscuit Basin. The month of August also marks the 65th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake that occurred Aug. 17, 1959, which caused a devastating landslide that killed 28 people and created the lake that we know today as “Quake Lake.” Learn more about these events, along with an overview of other geologic activity during the month of August in this monthly update from our friends at USGS Vo