‘The Evergreen’: The Pacific Northwest’s maximum lively volcano is underwater

On this video nonetheless, the RV Thompson floats above the Axial Seamount, 250 miles off the Oregon coast.Stephani Gordon/OPB / OPBYou’ve more than likely heard of well-known Northwest volcanoes like Mount St. Helens or Mount Hood. However do you know the area’s maximum lively volcano is on the backside of the sea, 300 miles off the Oregon Coast?Scientists were learning the Axial Seamount for many years. They expect it’ll erupt once more in 2025.OPB’s science and atmosphere reporter Jes Burns joins us to percentage her at-sea adventures with scientists learning the volcano.For extra cool PNW science from Jes Burns, take a look at OPB’s “All Science. No Fiction.”Pay attention to all episodes of The Evergreen podcast right here.

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