Enormous volcano that's a mile wide set to erupt this year as rumbling detected
Enormous volcano that's a mile wide set to erupt this year as rumbling detected
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A huge underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon looks set to erupt before 2025 comes to an end. Axial Seamount, a 3,600ft-tall volcano, sits almost 5,000ft under the surface of the Pacific Ocean is said to be rumbling, which scientists say indicates a swelling of magma. Experts say that the volcano could blow before the end of this year.
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientist Mike Poland is excited over the event as the Axial Seamount is one of the best researched underwater volcanoes in the world. He said: "This particular volcano is probably the best-monitored submarine volcano in the world.".
The volcano resembles the largest active volcano in the world, Mauna Loa. But thanks to its non-explosive nature, volcanologists are less concerned about the eruption. "When Axial Seamount erupts, it'll look a lot like a Hawaiian lava flow eruption," he tolf Cowboy State Daily. "It's not an explosive eruption, but calm effusions of lava flowing out of the caldera and across the seafloor.".
"Deep submarine eruptions are inhibited by the tremendous water pressure of the ocean," Poland said. "Even explosive eruptions struggle against the ocean.". When the magma makes contact with the chilly water of the ocean, it rapidly cools and will eventually erupt from the seamount. This creates a solidified crust which insulates the lava flow.
