{"id":460084,"date":"2022-06-09T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/inside-the-hunt-for-underwater-volcanoes-after-huge-sharkcano-eruption-that-killed-mutant-sharks\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:57:00","slug":"inside-the-hunt-for-underwater-volcanoes-after-huge-sharkcano-eruption-that-killed-mutant-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-hunt-for-underwater-volcanoes-after-huge-sharkcano-eruption-that-killed-mutant-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Inside the hunt for underwater volcanoes after huge \u2018Sharkcano\u2019 eruption that \u2018killed mutant sharks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label 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after huge \u2018Sharkcano\u2019 eruption that \u2018killed mutant sharks\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NASA recently revealed satellite images of an underwater volcano dubbed the \u201cSharkcano\u201d after it erupted in the South Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSharkcano\u201d eruption drew a lot of attention due to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5418745\/mutant-sharks-living-in-sharkcano-revealed\/\">the mutant sharks<\/a>\u00a0said to be living inside but there are plenty of other underwater volcanoes that scientists are hunting for.<\/p>\n<p>Although the \u201cSharkcano\u201d was only thought to be deadly for any marine life nearby the eruption, some underwater volcanoes pose a much greater risk.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why scientists have to hunt and seek them out.<\/p>\n<p>Krakatoa\u00a0is one of the most famous underwater volcanoes and it was said to kill tens of thousands of people with an eruption in 1883.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, an underwater volcano called the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5422463\/huge-underwater-volcano-explosion-tonga-new-crater\/\">Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha\u2019apai\u00a0volcano<\/a>\u00a0left at least 6 people dead and others injured and missing after its eruption led to a tsunami earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Hunga Tonga eruption negatively impacted nearly 100,000 people and temporality left them cut off from the rest of the world after undersea communication cables were severed in the blast.<\/p>\n<p>This is why volcanologists are on the hunt for more underwater volcanoes so that the world can be prepared if they erupt.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20220607-the-detectives-hunting-for-underwater-volcanos\">the BBC<\/a>, New Zealand\u2019s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) launched a voyage to investigate the Hunga Tonga site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sharkcano-91.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This view taken on January 17, 2015 from a boat at sea shows a frigate bird (C) flying on the thermals from the new vent as steam and gas rise from the eruption of a volcano, some 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the South Pacific nation Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa.\" class=\"wp-image-22591713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sharkcano-91.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sharkcano-91.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sharkcano-91.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Hunga Tonga eruption impacted nearly 100,000 people and temporality left them cut off from the rest of the world.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Governments around the world are also said to have investigative teams searching for other dangerous underwater volcanoes.<\/p>\n<p>The US even has a Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC report also mentions work by researchers from the Ecole Normale\u00a0Sup\u00e9rieure in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Researcher Javier Escartin told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet: \u201cPeople are interested in volcanoes because they are a risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, deep volcanoes do not pose much danger; more dangerous are those near the sea surface or that emerge above it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cImagine an explosion the scale of Tonga in the Mediterranean or Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe death and destruction, the damage to the economy and transportation systems \u2026 but of course we can\u2019t study the volcanoes if we don\u2019t know where they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunting for underwater volcanoes isn\u2019t an easy task and involves things like special underwater sound monitoring that can detect explosions.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, scientists sent cameras down to the Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, also known as the Sharkcano, to study inside.<\/p>\n<p>This is how they spotted two species of shark described as \u201cmutants\u201d as they were able to survive in the acidic conditions that should have killed them.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers also use techniques like m<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing the ocean floor to observe volcanoes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hunga-Haapai-94.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This picture taken on March 19, 2009 shows an aerial photo of ash rising into the air from an undersea volcanic eruption, part of the uninbabited islet of Hunga Ha'apai, 63 kilometres (39 miles) northwest of the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa.\" class=\"wp-image-22591735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hunga-Haapai-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hunga-Haapai-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hunga-Haapai-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Some underwater volcanoes pose a much greater risk than the \u201cSharkcano.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scientists from New Zealand\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/niwa.co.nz\/news\/tonga-eruption-discoveries-defy-expectations\">National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research<\/a> recently did this with the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha\u2019apai.<\/p>\n<p>They found the volcano is now 2.5 miles wide and drops 2,789 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Before the huge explosion, it only dropped 492 feet.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a staggering 2,297 feet difference.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the volcano is not expected to have a similar eruption for over 100 years.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5518175\/inside-the-hunt-for-underwater-volcanoes-sharkcano\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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