Japan Probes Mysterious Vapor Eruption

Saeed al-Sahaf writes "From the BBC, Japan's Coast Guard dispatched aircraft Sunday to survey a 3,300-foot-high column of steam rising from the Pacific Ocean off the island of Iwo Jima. MSNBC has a nice picture. The vapor was reported Saturday after Japanese troops stationed on the small island observed the massive cloudy plume rise from the sea about 30 miles southeast of the island. 'It's highly likely that it's caused by an eruption of an underwater volcano,' Japanese officials said. But others are not so sure, and are speculating that Godzilla has awoken from its nap. Tokyo remains calm at this hour."

Re:they THINK it's a volcano?

[_KiTA_]

Yes, that's the most logcal answer. In fact, I'd say it's the most probable answer.

But it *could* be something else, which is why they won't say for certain yet. That's just the way it works -- you don't say something IS something until it's been scientifically proven.

Which, as I understand it, gives certain "Intelligent Design" "scientists" in Kansas all sorts of confusion...