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Yellowstone closes Biscuit Basin following hydrothermal explosion earlier this week
After a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park sent tourists running from steam and muddy debris on July 23, the park has closed the area around Biscuit Basin for the rest of the season. The burst reached hundreds of feet into the air, …