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Oregon Public Broadcasting: Deep-sea volcano off the Oregon Coast helps scientists forecast eruptions

In this video still, the ROV Jason is being launched on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. It will descend about a mile below the ocean surface to the Axial Seamount. Photo by Stephani Gordon/OPB/OPB.
In this video still, the ROV Jason is being launched on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. It will descend about a mile below the ocean surface to the Axial Seamount. Photo by Stephani Gordon/OPB/OPB.

Oregon Public Broadcasting Reporter Jes Burns on takes a deep dive into monitoring volcanic activity at Axial Seamount-using ROV Jason-and developing future volcanic predictions. Read the whole story here and don't miss the video version (or its original sea chanty).