00:00Boom! A massive underwater volcano, just 300 miles off the U.S. coast, is ready to blow.
00:06Scientists say the axial seamount could erupt any day now. But should we be worried?
00:12Standing at a towering 3,600 feet tall and over a mile wide, this hidden giant has erupted before.
00:191998, 2011, and 2015. And guess what? It's swelling again, just like before its last eruption.
00:28Researchers monitoring the axial seamount since 1997 have detected a shocking increase in activity,
00:35hundreds of earthquakes per day. That's a clear warning sign.
00:39This volcano sits in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most volcanically active region on Earth.
00:45But here's the catch. Unlike explosive volcanoes like Mount St. Helens, axial is a shield volcano,
00:51meaning its eruptions are more of a slow lava ooze than a fiery explosion.
00:56So, will this eruption cause chaos? Not really. Experts say there's almost no risk of a tsunami.
01:03But studying axial could help us predict future, more dangerous eruptions.
01:08So, while the ocean floor is about to change forever, life above water stays the same for now.
01:14But nature has its surprises, so stay tuned.
01:17What do you think? Should we be concerned about underwater eruptions?
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