SCIENCE BRIEFING
Times Staff And Wire Reports
Scientists have discovered a massive underwater volcano off of Indonesia’s western coast. The 15,000-foot-high mountain spans 30 miles, said government marine scientist Yusuf Surachman Djajadihardja. It is not clear whether the volcano is active, but he said that if it is and it erupts, it will be “very, very dangerous.”
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