Undersea Volcano Erupts Near Tonga

[Bobbi]

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – Scientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga — shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet (meters) into the sky above the South Pacific ocean.

Authorities said Thursday the eruption does not pose any danger to islanders at this stage, and there have been no reports of fish or other animals being affected.

Here's the complete story and video.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_sc/as_tonga_volcano

[Norval]

Do any of you "older" ones remember your grade school science publications? I remember a couple articles that stated volcanoes were a thing of the past and we would see less and less of them as the earth cools. After that one that erupted in a mexican farmer's field (1950s) they stated that it would probably be the last one.

OOOooooopppppsssss, , ,

Hello? Now they know about Super Volcanoes!