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Underwater Volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba Explodes
Scitechdailey ^ | Aug. 26, 2021 | Adam Voiland

Posted on 08/29/2021 1:34:28 PM PDT by jcon40

The eruption of an underwater volcano near South Iwo Jima sent a plume soaring into flight paths and created an expansive raft of floating rock.

Over the past decade, the Japan Coast Guard has occasionally spotted patches of milky blue water about 5 kilometers (3 miles) north of South Iwo Jima island. The discolored water has been a subtle reminder that the summit of an active volcano—Fukutoku-Okanoba—lurks about 25 meters (80 feet) below the water surface.

On August 13, 2021, there was much more than just discolored water. A photograph taken by a Coast Guard aircraft flying near the volcano showed a towering plume of gas rising several kilometers into the air—a sure sign that explosive “Surtseyan” eruptions were happening.

(Excerpt) Read more at scitechdaily.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; iwojima; japan; science; underseavolcanoes; volcano; volcanoes
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To: Kartographer

If anyone has played the kevin bacon game Im sure we can easily play the Donald trump game and somehow this and everything else leads to him


41 posted on 08/30/2021 3:12:09 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: jcon40

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


42 posted on 08/30/2021 3:14:19 AM PDT by Fury
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To: palmer

Wow, what a swarm of data. Thanks.


43 posted on 08/30/2021 10:41:50 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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