Yellowstone National Park’s hot springs have incredible geochemistry thanks to being part of an actual volcano. But why are they so different, and why are some more dangerous than others?
Sources:
- Man Dissolved in Acidic Water After Trying to Soak in Yellowstone National Park Hot
- Man who dissolved in boiling Yellowstone hot spring slipped while checking temperature to take bath
- What the Heck Is ‘Hot Potting’—and How Did One Man Die Trying It?
- Deaths and Injuries at Yellowstone's Geysers and Hot Springs
- Water-Chemistry Data for Selected Hot Springs, Geysers, and Streams in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 2001-2002
- In Hot Water – Excerpts from Fire in Folded Rocks by Jeffrey Hanor
- Frequently Asked Questions--Using the Hot Springs Water
- CPSC Warns Of Hot Tub Temperatures
- A Man Dissolved in an Acidic Hot Pool at Yellowstone. Here’s Why the Water Is So Dangerous
- Where Yellowstone's Hot Water Comes From
- Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
- Chemistry World
- Hot Springs Around Yellowstone: Where to (Legally) Take a Dip
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