SEATTLE — An underwater volcano in the Pacific Northwest is showing signs it may erupt for the first time in years.
“It’s one of the coolest things that happens on our planet,” said Debbie Kelley. “This is the best study underwater volcano right now. Every time we go through this volcanic cycle, we’re learning new things.”
Debbie Kelley is a University of Washington oceanography professor whose been studying the Axial Seamount for years. It’s a massive underwater volcano about 300 miles off the Oregon coast and nearly 4,900 feet below the ocean…