#geothermal
Fly Geyser, in Washoe county, Nevada. The geyser was actually created by accident when a water well was drilled in 1916. Some geothermally heated water broke into the well in the 1960s and rushed to the surface, carrying with it different minerals that built up into the colourful formation.
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My family and I built this cabin in the woods to be completely carbon neutral – it runs off a mix of geothermal and solar energy.
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Orakei Korako, Off the Thermal Highway between Rotorua and Taupo, Central North Island, NZ.
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Devils Hole, a disjunct portion of Death Valley National Park, is a water-filled, geothermal cave system and the only natural habitat for the highly endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis).
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The Champagne Pool of the Waiotapu geothermal fields is located on North Island, New Zealand. This hydrothermal pool is always steaming as its waters are heated by volcanic activity deep underground. Array of colours in the pool that you can see, come from either arsenic and antimony metal-based minerals or microbial life that can thrive in extremely acidic, toxic and hot environments.
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Dirt + rock + acid + water = mud pool.
A mud pool that developed in a collapsed pit. Slow loss of water by evaporation or reduced recharge from groundwater caused this mud pool to slowly dry out.
Wai-O-Tapu geothermal fields
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Life on the geothermal fields has many benefits and of course fair few downsides too. Hot steam gushing out of the ground during cold winter provides more than just warmth. Locals actually slow cook their dinners over the steam outlets!
In the morning before work, pop a tray with meat and veggies into the steam built on top of the vent, and when you come back from work, dinner is beautifully cooked and ready for you to dig in! Or, if you prefer a boiled food, just put it all in a net and chuck into a hot spring pool for a bit and you got yourself cooked meal.
Hot springs are rich in alkalis and therefore work well as communal baths, which leave your skin clean and healthy. Obviously, communities assign a purpose for each pool, so no one bathes where others cook!
Whakarewarewa Village, New Zealand
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Volcanic gases puffing out of the ground at the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal fields in New Zealand. Main gases coming out of this vent are water vapour and carbon dioxide, however, many other gases can also be present in trace amounts, but this chemistry is dependent on the geological environment. Sulphur is definitely present in this mixture as can be observed by the yellow sulphur crystals forming around the mouth of the vent.
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Lily Maymac Geothermal Spas Blue Lagoon Iceland
Lily Maymac Feels like I’m on another planet
Lily Maymac remember seeing a photo of Blue Lagoon & thinking It’d be a dream to go… can’t believe I’m here!!
