How Dangerous , Are Hot Springs , at Yellowstone?.<br />On August 16, part of a human foot <br />and a shoe were found in a hot spring <br />at Yellowstone National Park.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the remains <br />were uncovered by a park employee at <br />the Abyss Pool located in the south of the park.<br />The 53-foot deep Abyss Pool is located near <br />the West Thumb Geyser Basin which has <br />been closed since the remains were discovered.<br />Officials have not yet released any details <br />of the incident and an investigation<br />is reportedly underway.<br />Yellowstone is home to about 10,000 hydrothermal hot springs, geysers, mudpots and fumaroles (surface vents that emit hot volcanic gasses).<br />Hot springs are sourced from water <br />heated by the circulation of hot rock <br />within the Earth's crust, or magma.<br />Yellowstone contains the highest <br />concentration of geysers in the world. .<br />Hot springs at Yellowstone reach <br />temperatures of 198 degrees Fahrenheit. .<br />Steam that escapes from vents <br />can reach 275 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />According to 'Newsweek,' over 20 people <br />have died after falling into or being severely <br />burned by Yellowstone's hot springs. .<br />In 2016, a man died after falling <br />into a boiling spring and being <br />dissolved by the acidic water.<br />'Newsweek' reports that deaths <br />caused by the park's hot springs are <br />still an incredibly rare event
