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Smokin' hot island rises up from depths of the Red Sea
By Brett Israel
OurAmazingPlanet
updated 12/28/2011 3:45:21 PM ET
The Red Sea has a new inhabitant: a smoking island.
The island was created by a wild eruption that occurred in the Red Sea earlier this month. It is made of loose volcanic debris from the eruption, so it may not stick around long.
According to news reports, fishermen witnessed lava fountains reaching up to 90 feet (30 meters) tall on Dec. 19, which is probably the day the eruption began, said Erik Klemetti, a volcanologist at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45807839/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/smokin-hot-island-rises-depths-red-sea/#
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"Dibs, My island. Called Dibs." Moheeheeko
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