Pacific Northwest Faces Deep Sea Fury: Undersea Volcano Inches Toward Eruption
Deep beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, about 250 miles off the coast of Oregon, a massive underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount is rumbling with signs of renewed activity. Nestled nearly a mile beneath the waves on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, this volcanic site lies at the dynamic boundary of two tectonic plates that are gradually…