Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano near the Pacific Coast, is under scientific observation for a potential eruption by yearâs end. Discovered in the 1980s, the volcano has had three eruptions since, but it doesn't pose a tsunami risk due to its less explosive nature. Unlike more destructive volcanoes like Mt. St. Helens, Axial's lava is fluid, allowing gas to escape without explosive eruptions. The underwater eruptions produce heat plumes, which do not reach the ocean surface, rendering them undetectable to people nearby.
"Axial Seamount is a submarine volcano that has erupted three times since its discovery in the 1980s and could erupt again by the end of this year."
"Axial is more like the volcanoes in Hawaii and Iceland - less gas, the lava is very fluid, so the gas can get out without exploding."
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