Microbes and their waste material stream from this “snowblower” vent on Axial Seamount three months after its eruption in 2011. (University of Washington) TOPICS: SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest's ...

An underwater volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of the year, according to scientists. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 ...