Towering above, the sheer power of the underwater volcano could be seen
for many miles
Posted on 03/19/2009 6:17:37 AM PDT by yankeedame
...The spectacular columns blasted out of the South Pacific yesterday six miles off the coast of Tonga's main island Tongatapu. The eruption can be seen clearly from the capital, Nuku'alofa...
Towering above, the sheer power of the underwater volcano could be seen
for many miles
...No warnings have been issued to the coastal villages...The situation...helped by trade winds which...blow gas and steam away from the island. 
The roiling seas beneath the full fury of the undersea volcano which is part
of a cluster of 36 in the area
Spectators edge closer to the drama being played out in front of them
just six miles off Tonga's main island of Tongatapu
The puff of white is the eruption in Tonga seen by satellite. The island at the lower edge
is Tongatapu, where the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa is located
Tonga is part of the Pacific 'ring of fire' - an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones stretching
from Chile in South America through Alaska and down through
Vanuatu to Tonga
...Tonga, a 170-island archipelago about halfway between Australia and Tahiti...
The debris from the offshore eruption is expected to drift over to the southern coast of
Fiji and clog its beaches
The column of steam and ash first appeared on Monday, after a series of sharp
earthquakes were felt in Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
COOL!
Neptunes awesome fist!
Cool, Mother Nature made a drain hole to compensate for the rising oceans caused by the melting icebergs caused by global warming which was caused by evil SUVs.
Global Norming
Wow.
}:-)4
That's a raised fist if I ever did see one!
Excellent !!!
yeah that looks like a fist! That is just WOW!
If Obama sees this it will be proof to him that Allah is on his side.
Nuke your loafers!
Cool. I just printed these pics for my class. We’re studying plate tectonics, seismic activity, etc. It gave me an opportunity to explain and illustrate with these pictures the fact that most of the “global warming” on the planet is due to a natural phenomenon: underwater volcanic activity, especially prevalent in the Pacific “ring of fire”. Robert Felix has been a proponent of the theory of excessive underwater volcanic activity which is the source, to a great extent, of the rising temps. of the oceans.
Thank you for presenting me with this teachable moment and another opportunity to demonstrate the truth to my high school students!
Plus, they’re really cool visuals. The kids were impressed. One mentioned the first one looked like a giant fist.
I’m glad that there still some teachers like you. Keep it up.
That’s some carbon footprint!
Spectacular!
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