ScienceDaily (May 5, 2009) - Scientists who have just returned from an expedition to an erupting undersea volcano near the Island of Guam report that the volcano appears to be continuously active, has grown considerably in size during the past three years, and its activity supports a unique biological community thriving despite the eruptions.
An international science team on the expedition captured dramatic new information about the eruptive activity of NW Rota-1.
"This research allows us, for the first time, to study undersea volcanoes in detail and close up," said Barbara Ransom, program director in NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences, which funded the research. "NW Rota-1 remains the only place on Earth where a deep submarine volcano has ever been directly observed while erupting."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505111702.htm
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