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Underwater Volcano Likely Spewing Lava off Oregon Coast, Scientists Say
Three hundred miles off the Oregon Coast, a deep sea giant has re-awakened. Last September, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted that Axial Seamount, a large underwater volcano, would erupt before 2016.
Studies Show Potential Impact of Climate on Arctic Species
Findings of two projects released on April 29 by researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are shedding some light on the potential impact of climate change on some Arctic marine species.
MOST VIEWED THIS WEEK: ERUPTION: Undersea Volcano
Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and Washington, appears to be erupting. Two scientists, including one from OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center had forecast that such an event would take place there in 2015.
Did She Blow? NW Submarine Volcano Likely Just Erupted
More than 80 scientists from around the world gathered in Seattle last week to discuss a thrilling development: For the first time, seafloor instruments were providing a real-time look at the most active, submarine volcano off the Northwest coast — and all signs indicated it might erupt soon.
Watch: Scientists Get Rare Glimpse of Undersea Volcano
When scientists first got the images back from West Mata Volcano, they noticed something odd. The undersea eruptions from two of the volcano's vents about 4,000 feet below sea level in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa were behaving very differently.