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Uplift being tracked at Yellowstone’s caldera

Jason Weisberger
Feb 13, 2026
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Stay calm, the ground has risen an inch across a 20-mile area around the northern edge of Yellowstone’s caldera since last July.

This isn’t the precursor to a massive cinematic moment. Yellowstone hasn’t erupted for 70,000 years, and it seems unlikely to pop off any time soon. When Mount St. Helens went the ground was moving…

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