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65 years before St. Helens blew, another Cascade volcano shocked the Pacific Northwest
Mount Lassen, in the southern Cascades, erupted on May 22, 1915.
Undersea volcano off the Oregon Coast could blow this year — but don’t panic
The Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, has been making headlines lately with signs that it could erupt sometime this year.
45 years later, Washington geologist remembers visiting Mount St. Helens the day before it blew
Sunday marks the anniversary of the May 18, 1980, volcanic eruption that rocked the Northwest. Geologist Carolyn Driedger recounts the haunting day before that catastrophic event — and its lasting effects.
‘The Evergreen’: The Pacific Northwest's most active volcano is underwater
Scientists have been studying the Axial Seamount for decades. They predict it’ll erupt again in 2025.
Recurring odor in Southwest Washington has residents searching for answers
A pungent odor that originated in Southwest Washington and wafted into Portland in recent weeks has left residents wondering where it’s coming from and what it could be.
The Pacific Northwest’s most active (undersea) volcano is getting a little frisky
After relatively little change over the past five years, the Axial Seamount appears to be waking up. And now an Oregon scientist has issued a new prediction of when it will erupt next.
Oregon scientists say there’s a better way to grind your coffee
A University of Oregon coffee chemist and a team of volcanologists have found a way to up your coffee game: adding water before grinding your beans. His team’s study on reducing static charge in coffee is featured in the science journal, Matter.
Science & Environment
Deep-sea volcano off the Oregon Coast helps scientists forecast eruptions
Northwest scientists are going to great distances – and great depths – hoping to help us understand our volcanic risk closer to home.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again as the summit crater glows
Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday after scientists detected a glow in webcam images inside the Halemaumau crater.
Battling crabs 250 miles off the Oregon Coast, while studying an underwater volcano
The scientists aboard the research vessel Thompson are trying to answer complicated questions about what makes volcanos, specifically the Axial Seamount, tick. But sometimes the most serious scientific inquiry can face "crabotage."