Experts say, 'Preparing for Sharknado, not Sharknado,' where an eruption of a submarine volcano inhabited by a large number of sharks is observed.



NASA satellite images reveal discolored water eruptions at the Kavachi submarine volcano in the

Solomon Islands , which has long been known as a shark habitat. The Global Volcanism Program , which provides observations and records of active volcanoes around the world, suggests that multiple volcanoes may be erupting at the Kavachi submarine volcano.

Submarine Eruption of Kavachi Volcano
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149834/submarine-eruption-of-kavachi-volcano

Global Volcanism Program | Report on Kavachi (Solomon Islands) — 4 May-10 May 2022
https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=GVP.WVAR20220504-255060

Undersea'sharkcano' eruption captured in spectacular satellite images | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/shark-volcano-satellite-photos

The Kavachi submarine volcano, whose first eruption was recorded in 1939, has erupted many times, with the most recent large-scale eruptions observed in 2007 and 2014. At the time of writing the article, it is estimated that the summit of the volcano is 20 meters below sea level and the foot of the volcano is at a depth of 1200 meters.

According to the Global Volcanism Program, the Kavachi submarine volcano entered the eruption period in October 2021, and discolored water eruptions were observed in April and May 2022. The following is an image taken on May 14, 2022 by Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) onboard NASA's Landsat 9 satellite. You can see how the discolored water is spouting in the area surrounded by the red frame.



It was confirmed that two types of sharks, including hammerhead sharks, inhabit this Kavachi submarine volcano, and a group of microorganisms that use sulfur as a nutrient source was also discovered. A paper published in 2016 said, 'The shark inhabitation of craters raises new questions about the ecology of active volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, and the extreme environment in which large marine animals can exist.' I am saying.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center said in an official Twitter account, 'You've heard of'Sharknado ', Sharkino is about to happen,' he said in an eruption of the Kavachi submarine volcano. ..



The name Kavachi submarine volcano is derived from the sea gods that appear in the myths of the indigenous Nggatokae and Vangunu tribes, and the area around the submarine volcano is called 'Rejo te Kvachi' or 'Kavachi no Kamado' by local residents. It seems that it is.

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