‘The Evergreen’: The Pacific Northwest’s most active volcano is underwater – Oregon Public Broadcasting
In the first season of “Hush,” uncover the case of Jesse Lee Johnson, a Black man who lived on death row in Oregon for 17 years for a crime he said he didn’t commit. In this video still, the RV Thompson floats above the Axial Seamount, 250 miles off the Oregon coast.Stephani Gordon/OPB / OPBYou’ve probably heard of famous Northwest volcanoes like Mount St. Helens or Mount Hood. But did you know the region’s most active volcano is at the bottom of the ocean, 300 miles off the Oregon Coast?Scientists have been studying the Axial Seamount for decades. They predict it’ll erupt again in 2025.OPB’s science and environment reporter Jes Burns joins us to share her at-sea adventures with scientists studying the volcano.For more cool PNW science from Jes Burns, check out OPB’s “All Science. No Fiction.”Listen to all episodes of The Evergreen podcast here.Tags: The Evergreen podcast, Pacific Northwest, Oregon Coast, VolcanoStreaming NowMarketplace
Source: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/06/axial-seamount-volcano-underwater-evergreen/
