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A new island appeared in the Pacific Oceans about 620 miles (1,000 km) south of Tokyo on Nov. 20. The spectacular volcanic eruption boiled the sea and shot lava fragments into the air. The Japanese Coast Guard captured pictures of the island's birth from the air.
Before the eruption
(Image credit: Japanese Coast Guard)
Nishino-shima island on Nov. 16, 2011. Discolored water surrounds the island, but no signs of an impending eruption.
First look
(Image credit: Japanese Coast Guard)
Roiling waters appeared as the island rose above the sea on Nov. 20.
Becky Oskin covers Earth science, climate change and space, as well as general science topics. Becky was a science reporter at Live Science and The Pasadena Star-News; she has freelanced for New Scientist and the American Institute of Physics. She earned a master's degree in geology from Caltech, a bachelor's degree from Washington State University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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