A gurgling, foul-smelling muddy spring is creeping across Southern California — and scientists worry it could destroy everything in its path. “It’s a slow-moving disaster,” Alfredo Estrada, Imperial ...
It’s not just bubbling—it’s moving. The Niland Geyser in California is the only known geyser in the world that travels, and its relentless path is reshaping everything in its way. Roads, railways, and ...
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — It's not something you normally see alongside a freeway, but, local Caltrans crews have been keeping a close watch on a geyser that's impacting both the Union Pacific ...
The ‘Slow One,’ A Bubbling Mud Geyser Near The San Andreas Fault, Is On The Move Again After Decades
A bubbling mud pool called the Niland Geyser, affectionately known as the “Slow One,” has recently started moving again after decades of inactivity, and is also curiously ambling along in the same ...
A mysterious, bubbling mud geyser is on the move in Southern California, flirting dangerously close to railroad tracks, Highway 111 and some very expensive optic cables, like a geologic poltergeist, ...
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World’s Only Moving Geyser Creeps Toward California Highway
The Niland Geyser—a mud spring unlike any other—has been shifting westward for years. As of 2024, it’s undermining the original Highway 111 and encroaching on vital infrastructure, despite engineers’ ...
Almost a year ago, a geyser just outside of Niland forced Union Pacific Railroad to move its tracks. Now it’s encroaching towards Highway 111. Caltrans Senior Transportation Engineer, Shawn Rizzuto ...
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