Underwater volcano's eruption captured in exquisite detail by seafloor observatory
Thursday, December 15, 2016 - 12:21
in Earth & Climate
The cracking, bulging and shaking from the eruption of a mile-high volcano where two tectonic plates separate has been captured in more detail than ever before. A University of Washington study published this week shows how the volcano behaved during its spring 2015 eruption, revealing new clues about the behavior of volcanoes where two ocean plates are moving apart.