Hey Nature Nerds! This week Jen tells us why it's impractical to harness lightning (not lightening) for power and Megan talks Geysers!

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https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/geysers-hot-springs/cautionary-tale/

https://whatifshow.com/what-if-you-fell-into-a-geyser/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/us/yellowstone-hot-springs-woman-sentenced.html

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/brief-history-deaths-yellowstones-hot-springs/

https://www-mercurynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/06/yellowstone-tourist-burned-trying-to-pull-dog-from-hot-spring/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16522666506986&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2021%2F10%2F06%2Fyellowstone-tourist-burned-trying-to-pull-dog-from-hot-spring

https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/yellowstones-gravest-threat-visitors-its-not-what-you-might-think

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geyser

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geyser/

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https://quirkytravelguy.com/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-yellowstone-national-park/

https://www.yellowstone.org/10-yellowstone-facts/

https://www.yellowstone.org/who-we-are/

https://www.nps.gov/yell/faqs.htm

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https://www.gopreferred.com/blog/what-temperature-should-my-water-heater-be-set-to/#:~:text=120%20degrees%20Fahrenheit%20is%20the,legionella%20that%20causes%20Legionnaire's%20disease.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/10/1028172/climate-change-human-body-extreme-heat-survival/#:~:text=A%20wet%2Dbulb%20temperature%20of,to%20maintain%20its%20core%20temperature.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605550/