With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an eruption by the end of 2025.

“The eruptions are pretty big,” Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist at Oregon State University who studies the fire-spouting formation, told KOIN. Located 300 miles off Oregon’s Coast, the Axial ...

Oregon State University Research Associate Bill Chadwick reports the seafloor has begun re-inflating at an accelerated pace, reaching about 25 centimetres per year in 2024. "Axial's summit ...

“If you were in a boat right over the seamount you probably would never know it’s erupting, as there’s no effect on the ocean surface,” said Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist with Oregon ...

After closely monitoring the volcano's activity, Oregon State University Research Associate Bill Chadwick predicts that Axial Seamount will erupt by the end of 2025 based on its recent increase in ...