Extensive faulting or rupturing in the Earth around Santa Barbara allows oil and gas from subterranean reservoirs to seep up to the seafloor and sometimes ultimately reach the ocean and the atmosphere. But some oil solidifies to create asphalt volcanoes. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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