Things are heating up, not only the Earth in the summer, but also the volcano hundreds of kilometers off the coast of Oregon. The underwater volcano axial Haishan River Estuary is located nearly 1.4 kilometers from the geological hotspot and is showing signs. It had its last eruption in 2015 and sprayed several kilometers of lava along the seabed. Scientists are observing earthquake activity and are preparing to explode soon. Hot volcanoes are common on the seabed, but the axial sea mountain is located exactly on the Juan Defoca ridge. In this area, two huge tectonic plates (Pacific and Juan Defoca plates) are constantly changing, resulting in a steady accumulation of pressure below the surface.
According to scientists at the National Science Foundation Ocean Observatory Initiative Regional Cable Array, the frequency of earthquakes and seismic activity has recently increased as volcanoes expand more magma, suggesting an eruption will occur soon. They use an advanced network of underwater sensors called regional wired arrays to provide real-time data on seismic activity, temperature changes and live video streams from the volcanic surface. When the Axial Sea Mountain first erupted in April 2015, scientists recorded about 10,000 small earthquakes, indicating the beginning. This continued for a month, and the lava exceeded 25 miles of the seabed. Each eruption dramatically reshapes the seabed, and part of the volcano’s magma chamber collapses, forming a crater called a crater.
The eruption of the axial sea and mountain did not threaten the people living on the Pacific Northwest Coast. Instead, scientists were surprised by the transformation of axial sea mountains to create some of the richest deep-sea habitats. Its underwater hot spring (water-heat vents) spew out water from the water spitting under the ground, which supports large communities of large microorganisms, giant wood layers, spider crabs and even octopus. Scientists are waiting for the next shift in axial elevation, as this will help them better understand the Earth’s geological processes and the extreme habitats surrounding these underwater mountains.
The article was interned by Christian University student Nikhila Gayatri Kalla and Deccan Chronicle.
