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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on July 16, 2010, 02:40

Title: Pictures: Giant Undersea Volcano Revealed
Post by: sam on July 16, 2010, 02:40

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Captured by high-resolution cameras aboard a robotic submersible, mineral-rich water spews from hydrothermal vents in this June 30 picture of Kawio Barat, a massive undersea volcano off Indonesia.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/photogalleries/100715-giant-underwater-volcano-indonesia-kawio-barat-science-pictures/?now=2010-07-15-00:01#giant-undersea-volcano-kawio-barat-spewing-vents_23442_600x450.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures: Giant Undersea Volcano Revealed
Post by: Clive on July 16, 2010, 07:46

Reminds me of BP's Mexican Gulf disaster.   :bawl:

Title: Re: Pictures: Giant Undersea Volcano Revealed
Post by: Simon on July 16, 2010, 21:19

They've fixed it!   :D

Title: Re: Pictures: Giant Undersea Volcano Revealed
Post by: sam on July 17, 2010, 04:59

for now.

Title: Re: Pictures: Giant Undersea Volcano Revealed
Post by: Clive on July 17, 2010, 06:53

The permanent fix is fairly imminent anyway.  They are just a few feet away from the relief well now.