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  • Underwater Volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba Explodes

    08/29/2021 1:34:28 PM PDT · by jcon40 · 42 replies
    Scitechdailey ^ | Aug. 26, 2021 | Adam Voiland
    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...
  • Amazing footage of sharks swimming in boiling water around a volcano...

    07/10/2015 4:11:20 PM PDT · by ETL · 19 replies
    FoxNews ^ | July 10, 2015 | Tanya Lewis
    Full title: Amazing footage of sharks swimming in boiling water around a volcano is completely baffling scientists ___________________________ Brennan Phillips and some colleagues were recently on an expedition to Kavachi volcano, an active underwater volcano near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. But they weren't prepared for what they saw deep inside the volcanic crater: Sharks! Hammerheads and silky sharks, to be specific, contentedly swimming around despite the sizzling water temperatures and biting acidity. Volcanic vents such as these can release fluids above 800 degrees Fahrenheit and have a similar acidity to vinegar, according to the Marine Education Society...