03-10-2015 03:31 via alaskapublic.org

Scientists stumble over active underwater volcano in Southeast

Scientists have found another underwater volcano in Southeast Alaska waters. And this one is active.
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A screen shot from a scientific sounding device shows the newly-discovered volcano and its plume of methane gas. The lower line is an echo, not another volcanic cone. (Image courtesy Canadian Geological Survey)
About two years ago, geologists studying an ocean channel near Ketchikan spotted something unusual. It was a submerged volcano, about 150 feet below the surface.
It was
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