Deep-Sea Eruption Detected in Progress (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience Staff LiveScience.com Mon Nov 27, 4:40 PM ET Scientists made their first discovery of a volcanic eruption in progress 1.5 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The event was predicted at a site where earthquake activity had increased. The eruption was confirmed when eight of 12 seismometers deployed to the seafloor were apparently buried. Other similar projects had experienced a 98 percent success rate in recovering the devices, so scientists assumed the missing ones were covered ...