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Apparently the Old Faithful geyser of Yellowstone Park has been slowing down its eruption cycle over the years. The average eruption cycle time used to be 61 minutes but now it appears to be taking longer, a recent study indicates.

According to a new U.S. Geological survey, extended drought conditions is responsible for the eruption cycle taking 1.5 hours…adding a full 30 minutes to the cycle. Shaul Hurwitz of the U.S. Geological Survey spent 5 years reviewing similar geysers between the years 1997-2006 and identified the slowdown between eruptions at Old Faithful.

Yellowstone activity has a history of being tied to cataclysmic events. See stories referenced below:

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