<p>Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser erupted three times between March and April, and the National Park Service released a timelapse video of the most recent eruption on Friday, May 4. The three eruptions are the first since 2014.</p><p>The video from April 27 incident condenses one hour of activity into under 30 seconds and shows a large steam cloud. Steamboat Geyser is the tallest active geyser – spewing steam up to 300 feet high – but it can go through long periods of inactivity and is erratic in its eruptions, unlike the well-known and more regular Old Faithful geyser in the park.</p><p>The first and second eruptions were detected on March 15 and April 19, though no one was in the vicinity to witness the eruption, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said</a>. An observer was in the vicinity for the third eruption.</p><p>It’s not the first time there have been multiple eruptions at Steamboat in any one year, according to the USGS. Activity in 2003 was during a thermal disturbance in the Norris Geyser Basin, but it’s unclear if there is a thermal disturbance currently in the basin, the agency said. Credit: National Park Service via Storyful</p><br />
