The last time I wrote about seismic activity along the Pacific Northwest, it was about updates to emergency response plans related to two volcanoes in Washington. One of the two, Mt. Adams, has had a noticeable uptick in small quakes, indicative of magma movement.
The other is the infamous Mt. St. Helens.
Now there are reports that Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located approximately 300 miles off the Oregon coast and nearly a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface, is showing strong signs of an impending eruption. This volcano is the most active in the Pacific Northwest and one of the best-monitored underwater volcanoes globally.
One expert indicates the eruption could occur quite soon.
The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located nearly 1 mile (1.4 kilometers) underwater on a geological hot spot, where searing gushes of molten rock rise from Earth’s mantle and into the crust. Hotspot volcanoes are common on the seafloor. But Axial Seamount also happens to be located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge — an area where two massive tectonic plates (the Pacific and the Juan de Fuca plates) are constantly spreading apart, causing a steady buildup of pressure beneath the planet’s surface. more here
The Ring of Fire doing Ring of Fire shit.
Geo-weenies wetting themselves over what they conceded as common. Yakking it up I suppose to justify the millions or billions of dollars mis-spent “monitoring” the situration. So, geo-weenies: what ya gonna do about it if it gets serious? And at what intensity if it “serious?” Just what does “serious” mean to the mainland> What does “serions” mean to the sea lanes?
Or is the only reason for the no news slow news story so the “media” doesn’t have to talk about the Trump Administrations recent sucesses?
we need to drive more electric cars to offset this.
We need to throw more enlightened liberals into volcanos to appease the volcano gods.
THIS MAY BE THE MAGA VOLCANO, CUZ WE’RE GETTING READY TO JAIL ASSHOLES AND NUMBNUTTERS
Go figure….
I’m scheduled to fly to shithole Portland next month. It will be my luck it erupts while I am there and creates a giant tidal wave.
We could lose most of the west coast into the ocean and wouldn’t be losing much
Given that we are in a Grand Solar Minimum (reduced sunspots for decades, meaning less solar wind to shield us from cosmic rays, increased volcanic activity is to be expected. Cosmic rays change the viscosity of magma.
“we need to drive more electric cars to offset this”.
Driving electric cars into the crater is a great idea regardless of whether it offsets this.
The Stamper family doesn’t care:
https://youtu.be/kJz8JEEjGrI?si=WBVF4HmqwZz-LedX
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You gotta love Larry The Enlightened. But I’m biased.
SERIOUSLY looking forward to it. I ALWAYS root for the earthquake, tsunami, asteroid, meteor, comet, etc.
This could actually change the climate (like the Tonga eruption did) by vaporizing billions of gallons of sea water into water vapor. The media will blame cow farts.
Portland OR residents are trembling and erupting in tears. Also fouling their underpants.
It’ll even be bigger than Bill Clinton’s famous Bimbo Eruption.
As soon as this thing grows enough to pop out of the water, someone needs to plant a flag on it and claim it before the chinks do. I’m not kidding.
Well, Portland does need a good wash down.
Hope I’m not on the west side when it pops.
Traffic will murder down town.
And I’m shocked that the progressives haven’t demanded that the name “Juan de Fuca” be removed from the tectonic plate and ridge. After all, he was a Christian explorer, working for king Philip of Spain, spreading disease and practicing genocide among the peace-loving, innocent indigenous people. He’s right up there with Chris Columbus. Probably owned slaves too.
What if there was an eruption and nobody felt it, heard it or was impacted by it. Should I really care??
Who the hell is Wanda Fuca?
^^^ Doesn’t she work the streets in TJ?
“Meester, you wanda fuca my seester?”
Surfs up!
Will be kinda nice getting your lobster already cooked. Innyhoo, a USGS article several years ago claimed that if the Wandafooka plate collapses, everything west of I-5 would become part of the Pacific Ocean, wiping out half of Portland. The east side of the Willamette River could become ocean front property. The only Portland government agency that would survive is the Department responsible for water conservation.