Chuck Darwin on Nostr: Oregon’s most active underwater volcano could erupt this year, according to a ...
Oregon’s most active underwater volcano could erupt this year,
according to a prediction recently shared by scientists.
The #Axial #Seamount,
located 300 miles from the state’s coast and one mile beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface,
has been swelling at a steady rate for the past six months,
with seismic activity totaling hundreds of earthquakes per day,
according to an Oregon State University blog that chronicles eruption predictions of the sea volcano.
In November, scientists were tipped off about the possibility of an imminent explosion
when Axial’s surface swelled to nearly the same height it had risen to in 2015
—just before it last erupted.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-undersea-volcano-near-oregon-may-erupt-in-2025-scientists-predict-it-could-help-improve-eruption-forecasts-180985796/
according to a prediction recently shared by scientists.
The #Axial #Seamount,
located 300 miles from the state’s coast and one mile beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface,
has been swelling at a steady rate for the past six months,
with seismic activity totaling hundreds of earthquakes per day,
according to an Oregon State University blog that chronicles eruption predictions of the sea volcano.
In November, scientists were tipped off about the possibility of an imminent explosion
when Axial’s surface swelled to nearly the same height it had risen to in 2015
—just before it last erupted.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-undersea-volcano-near-oregon-may-erupt-in-2025-scientists-predict-it-could-help-improve-eruption-forecasts-180985796/