Gas is Rising from the Ground at a Portland Volcano; Why I am Not Concerned

Gas was spotted rising from the ground alongside boiling water on the peak of a Portland Oregon volcanic cone. The peak in question is part of the Boring volcanic field, which has itself not erupted in 57,000 years. So, why am I not concerned by this report? The answer is that a more plausible explanation presents itself than an unexpected volcanic gas release. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Two frames were grabbed from a video by howabouttheroad () (which was used with Permission), cropped, overlaid with text, and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). A special thanks to: howabouttheroad (), for their video of the steam leak and bubbling water. The original video clip can be found at: Additional special thanks to: Brian Wohlgemuth, @bwohlgemuth (on X), who granted this channel permission to use his excellent footage of Mount Edgecumbe in Alaska. I would also like to thank Nicolas Drader for their video of the Black Tusk. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: ) (YouTube membership: ) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: ) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: ) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use“. If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at tccatron@ and I will make the necessary changes. Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] Alaska Volcano Observatory [3] University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute 0:00 Gas Rising from the Ground 0:57 Not Volcanic 1:31 Medicine Lake 1:57 Mt. Edgecumbe 2:24 Garibaldi Lake 3:17 Conclusion