Researchers have discovered an underground aquifer in Oregon's Cascade Range is significantly larger than previously thought ...
Karlstrom, Grant, and co-authors note that when magma erupts in dry conditions it usually turns to lava at the surface.
Scientists have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated -- at least 81 ...
When the volcano erupts, it won't pose a danger. It has already erupted three times in the last 30 years, providing valuable information to scientists.