Did you know an undersea volcano off Oregon's coast is swelling and could erupt in 2025? Meet Axial Seamount, a massive submarine volcano 1,400 meters below the ocean’s surface and 470 kilometers offshore. Here's why this eruption could be a breakthrough for science:
1. Unparalleled Monitoring: Axial is the most well-instrumented submarine volcano on Earth, equipped with advanced sensors and AI systems to track its every move.
2. Predictive Success: Its last eruption in 2015 was accurately predicted, and now, scientists are confident we’re witnessing the build-up to another eruption.
3. Global Impact: This eruption offers a rare chance to collect groundbreaking data and refine prediction methods, potentially saving lives in future eruptions worldwide.
Geologist Mark Zumberge calls Axial a scientific goldmine. If it erupts as expected, 2025 could be a game-changer for volcanology.
Stay tuned for updates on this unfolding natural event and its potential to revolutionize our understanding of volcanoes.
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1. Unparalleled Monitoring: Axial is the most well-instrumented submarine volcano on Earth, equipped with advanced sensors and AI systems to track its every move.
2. Predictive Success: Its last eruption in 2015 was accurately predicted, and now, scientists are confident we’re witnessing the build-up to another eruption.
3. Global Impact: This eruption offers a rare chance to collect groundbreaking data and refine prediction methods, potentially saving lives in future eruptions worldwide.
Geologist Mark Zumberge calls Axial a scientific goldmine. If it erupts as expected, 2025 could be a game-changer for volcanology.
Stay tuned for updates on this unfolding natural event and its potential to revolutionize our understanding of volcanoes.
Location: Lo
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For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com
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00:00Did you know an underwater volcano off the Oregon coast is swelling,
00:04and scientists predict it might erupt in 2025?
00:07But here's the twist.
00:09This eruption could be a game-changer for science.
00:12Stick around to find out why.
00:14Meet Axial Seamount,
00:16a massive undersea volcano 470 kilometers off Oregon's coast.
00:21Standing 1,100 meters tall
00:24and resting 1,400 meters beneath the ocean's surface,
00:28it's one of the most monitored underwater volcanoes in the world.
00:32Thanks to advanced sensors and even AI technology,
00:35scientists have been tracking its every move.
00:38In November, they noticed the volcano's surface
00:41swelling to the same level it reached before its last eruption in 2015.
00:46That eruption was predicted successfully,
00:48and now, researchers are confident we're witnessing the buildup to another one.
00:53What's exciting?
00:54This eruption could provide a wealth of data
00:57to refine volcano prediction methods worldwide.
01:00Geologist Mark Zumberger calls it
01:02the most well-instrumented submarine volcano on the planet.
01:05While there's no crystal ball for volcanoes,
01:08each eruption teaches us something new.
01:11If Axial erupts as expected in 2025,
01:14it could bring scientists one step closer
01:16to understanding these powerful natural forces.
01:19Want to know how it all unfolds?
01:21Subscribe and stay tuned for updates.