Volcanoes in Kansas? (Yellowstone Monthly Update)

Volcanic ash in Kansas? It's true there's thick deposits there, but where are the source volcanoes? Geologists began puzzling over this in the late 1800s when these deposits were first recognized. 🕙 Video chapters 🕙 0:00 Introduction 1:26 What happened in Yellowstone last month? 🔔 Subscribe for more Yellowstone volcano content 🔔 ‪@usgs‬ 🌋 Read Caldera Chronicles 🌋 https://usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowston... 🌋 Visit the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory website 🌋 https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellow... 🎧 Listen to Yellowstone ASMR 🎧    • Steamboat Geyser — ASMR, Sleep, Concentrat...   ⬇️ Download this video ⬇️ https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/kan... 📊 Watch ‪@USGSPresentations‬ for presentations. 🔨 Watch ‪@USGSTrainings‬ for training/how-to related content. 🏞️ Learn more about Yellowstone National Park ‪@YellowstoneNPS‬

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