are there volcanic eruptions in the oceans like there are on land?

Question

if so what effect do they have of ocean life

i do watch the dicovry channel i just started but all they talk about is well it's in my other ? about what will kill us first read then answer it thanks for the input here

Answer 1

Absolutely. Anywhere that a plate is being subducted you will get volcanism. The Aleutian islands were formed by volcanism in the ocean. The effects on ocean life varies since once you get to the ocean floor the rules change, however, there have been organisms found that actually live of the gases that are produced from volcanism.

Answer 2

Yes but it may be a flow more than an eruption as on land. The molten lava temperature is about 6,000 degrees. It will heat up a huge amount of ocean water. The so-called El Nino warm Pacific Ocean slug of warm water that then drifts across to the Americas is clearly the cause of sporadic El Ninos that affect our weather!! Much to the distress of the enviromentalists would prefer to blame humans somehow for this natural phenomenon!!

Answer 3

I don't remember right off hand when the phrase "global warming" started to be used to explain what's happening climatically on earth, but the existance of an active volcano under water cannot be blamed on global warming. I'm guessing that volcano had to have been under the Arctic Ocean for thousands and thousands of years. I'm not a geophysicist, but seems to me that when that thing finally blows its top, the earth will experience a cataclysmic earthquake just like the one described in Revelation 16:18-21, which by the way will result in hailstones the equivalent of 75.5 pounds each falling on earth and the people at that time, and hailstones are pellets of "ice", are they not? I can sure see a connection between what's happening in the Antarctic now and what God said would happen when the vials of His wrath are poured out on this earth. God bless!!!

Answer 4

yes!! there are thousands of volcanos all over the ocean floors- they erupt and create lava, also called "pillow lava" because the water cools it so quickly that it turns to rock. in fact, nearly all land mass is somehow traceable back to the building up of volcanic debris underwater.

don't worry about the ocean life- the volcanic activity creates habitats for them and certain species adapt depending on where they live/travel in proximity to volcanic activity.

Answer 5

yes there are. Have you ever heard the ring of fire. They don't have an effect on the ocean life. the are sea animals that lives in the volcano's. Watch the discovery channel.

Answer 6

I think there are more active under water volcanos than above. The mid atlantic ridge is one long string of underwater volcanos, it is where two of the earth's palates are moving apart. I'm not sure of what the effect on ocean life in general is, but there are organisms that thrive in the hot water coming out of vents on the ocean floor.

Answer 7

yes
but the flow of lava is slow comparatively to the land
various gases r thrown which may kill the marine life

Answer 8

indeed there are it can resul in tsunamis' like the one in sri lanka, it also causes thermal vents in the ocean where life exists as no other found on the planet that is sulpher based

Answer 9

yes, they do erupt. the lifes can't survive , because of the temperature and gases realiseed.

Answer 10

Yes they do erupt.