Articles for tag: boiling lake, geothermal activity, hydrothermal systems, natural phenomena, volcanic heat

A Lake That "Boils" With No Lava: What's Heating It From Below?

A Lake That “Boils” With No Lava: What’s Heating It From Below?

Jan Otte

Imagine stepping into a landscape that seems pulled from another planet. Steam rises from boiling pools, sulfurous gases assault your senses, and somewhere in the distance, a massive lake bubbles perpetually like a giant pot on nature’s stove. This isn’t science fiction – it’s the extraordinary reality of Dominica’s Boiling Lake, where scorching water churns ...

a wooden bridge over a stream of water

The “Boiling Lake” That’s Alive With Microbes

Suhail Ahmed

Steam rakes the crater rim, the water heaves like an animal breathing, and the air tastes faintly metallic. Volcanic “boiling lakes” look impossibly hostile, yet they are busy with life – microbes that shrug at scalding heat and acid. The mystery is both simple and profound: how do cells hold together where most biology falls ...