The Arctic seafloor is cracking open, and scientists say underwater volcanoes are now stirring back to life in one of the most remote places on Earth. Researchers monitoring the region detected sudden fractures ripping through the ocean bed, an event experts haven’t witnessed at this scale before.
The Arctic is undergoing changes that scientists are still working to understand. In the East Siberian Sea, researchers are monitoring possible underwater volcanic activity near remote Bennett Island. Satellite imagery has detected plumes over the ocean that appear similar to volcanic emissions, and the seafloor in the area has shifted by roughly 3 to 40 feet over nine years. These signs suggest t…
The Arctic seafloor is cracking open, and underwater volcanoes are suddenly waking up after decades of silence. Scientists monitoring the remote region first noticed a series of violent tremors, then detected magma shifting far beneath the ice.
Scientists have been monitoring several geological and environmental developments in the Arctic, from potential underwater volcanic activity to shifting permafrost and changing ice conditions. Researchers are also studying the region’s mineral resources and the infrastructure challenges involved in accessing them.Possible underwater volcanic activity near Bennett Island in the East Siberian Sea ha…