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[sonicfan]

Sun Jul 3, 2:53 AM ET

TOKYO - Japan's Coast Guard dispatched aircraft Sunday to survey a 3,300-foot-high column of steam rising from the Pacific Ocean off a small Japanese island, in a possible sign of an undersea volcanic eruption, officials said.

The water vapor resembling a huge cloud, was seen from the island of Iwo Jima on Saturday by Japanese troops stationed there, said Hiroshi Shirai, a spokesman for the Maritime Self-Defense Forces.

Several soldiers witnessed the vapor in waters roughly 30 miles southeast of the island, he said. The defense officials who later conducted an aerial survey from a rescue helicopter also found the surface of the water in the area turning red, Shirai said, adding that there might have been an underwater volcanic activity.

On Sunday, Japan's Coast Guard sent aircraft to the area to conduct a more thorough survey in daylight. Coast Guard officials said officials are still trying to find out what exactly has occurred in the waters, and no further details were immediately available.

The Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of tsunami, which can be caused by undersea seismic activity or landslides. Iwo Jima is about 700 miles southeast of Tokyo.

And here is the cause....

 

[Hitman]

Your pics did not load.. But yeh I was going to post Godzilla pictures after seeing the pic.

 

[sonicfan]

fixed

 

[ToyMachine228]

War of the Worlds!

 

[Ruzbeh]

War of the Worlds!

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Sunday, July 3, 2005; Posted: 12:59 a.m. EDT (04:59 GMT)

Top of lava dome falls into St. Helens crater

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Washington (AP) -- A large part of the growing lava dome on Mount St. Helens fell Saturday, sending an ash plume above the crater rim, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

A rock fall had caused what scientists called a "substantial seismic signal" and knocked the chunk off the lava dome. The volcano was relatively quiet for the rest of the day.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington have monitored the volcano closely since it rumbled back to life Sept. 23 with shuddering seismic activity that peaked above magnitude 3 as hot magma broke through rocks in its path.

Molten rock reached the surface Oct. 11, marking resumption of dome-building activity that had stopped in 1986. On March 8, it shot ash higher than 30,000 feet, but it has since maintained low-key activity, with wispy smoke regularly floating from the crater.

Scientists have said a more explosive eruption, possibly dropping ash within a 10-mile radius of the crater, is possible at any time.

Lets git-it-on!

 

[Phoenix]

It's time for supah monstah battle!

 

[DonasaurusRex]

...uh does this mean that town in FLCL was real...

 

[Jewbacca]

 

[CrystalGemini]

...uh does this mean that town in FLCL was real...

 

[speedpop]

Where's Gamera when you need him?!?

 

[HokieJoe]

One of my favorites was Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.

 

[ToyMachine228]

Seriously, have they found out if the steam column is just a volcano yet or what?