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Diverse behaviors of Cascade Range volcanoes unraveled in subduction zone studies

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range. From southern British Columbia to Northern California, the Cascade Range comprises an 800-mile chain of volcanoes. So, how did this volcanic landscape come to be? “In the Cascades, broadly, we’re located along a subduction zone,” explained United States Geological Survey (USGS) Research Geologist Emily Johnson. “So that's where there's an oceanic plate that's sinking beneath the North American plate. And that creates this chain of volcanoes because as that oceanic plate sinks, it gets heated up and it starts to release fluids and melt from the plate.” READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/scientist... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook:   / katunews   KATU on Twitter:   / katunews   Subscribe to KATU on YouTube:    / @katunews   Daily News Playlist:    • KATU Daily News Playlist   For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland #Oregon #localnews #oregonnews #volcano #earthquakes #volcanoes #mountsthelens #usgs #pacificnorthwest #cascades #cascaderange