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When Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest, started erupting again in 2018 in Yellowstone National Park after decades of relative silence, it raised a few tantalizing scientific questions. Why is it so tall? Why is it erupting again now? And what can we learn about it before it goes quiet again? The University of Utah has been studying the geology and seismology of Yellowstone and its unique features for decades, so U scientists were ready to jump at the opportunity to get an unprecedented look at the workings of Steamboat Geyser. Their findings provide a picture of the depth of the geyser as well as a redefinition of a long-assumed relationship between the geyser and a nearby spring. The findings are published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

John Lin, professor of atmospheric sciences, is among the newest class of fellows of the Earth Leadership Program. Along with 20 other researchers from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Lin will embark on a year-long training program that, according to the program, “prepares researchers to work together as effective agents of change by providing tools and perspectives to help participants cross traditional disciplinary and sector boundaries.” “The Earth Leadership Program enables me to tap into a network of fantastic scientists who are also passionate about making use of their expertise to tackle environmental issues,” Lin says.