(Video, AP) An extraordinary high-definition video of the world’s deepest submarine volcano shows an underwater eruption sending volcanic lava to the ocean floor and creating an environment that is more acidic than battery acid. The film was presented at a conference in San Francisco Thursday by the US National Science Foundation and the NOAA. The film was made near Samoa when scientists headed for the area where they’d spotted volcanic activity, then sent a submersible named Jason down to 1,300 metres under the surface to film the fireworks.

Links to other sites: AP/Daily Breeze, BBC, NOAA News with the video in QuickTime
AP interview with video in background

Category four hurricane Bill is currently east of the Caribbean and heading northwest on a path that will take it between the US mainland and the island of Bermuda. Computerized weather models expect the storm to maintain its strength and to continue north at 30 km/hour broadly parallel to the eastern seaboard until it hits the eastern Canadian coast sometime next week. As it passes west of Bermuda, it will likely lash the island and the US coast with rain and strong winds of up to 110km/hour, even though this is almost 400km from its centre. At its centre, top winds could reach 210km/hour. NOAA , Reuters