Deepest Underwater Volcanic Eruption
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By , on December 21st, 2009 One comment   Expeditions, Geology, Natural Disaster, New Research, Pictures and Movies, Scientist!, Seamount   , , ,  

All captured in video by scientists exploring 1220m (4000ft) beneath the surface in Pacific Ocean near Samoa the previous summer. The lava erupting from the West Mata volcano is predicted to be the hottest lava erupting one Earth. [googlemap lat="-15.284185114076433" lng="-172.08984375" width="500px" height="500px" zoom="2" type="G_SATELLITE_MAP"]Samoa[/googlemap] . . . → Read More: Deepest Underwater Volcanic Eruption

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Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga
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By , on March 19th, 2009 One comment   Geology   , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

[googlemap lat="-20.730428476781324" lng="-175.27862548828125" width="500px" height="300px" zoom="8" type="G_SATELLITE_MAP"]Tonga[/googlemap] From the Times Online…. Scientists are on their way to the site of a large undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga, sending columns of smoke and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the Pacific Ocean. The spectacular plumes are erupting from the . . . → Read More: Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga

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