The island suddenly rises in the middle of the sea, 12 times bigger after 2 years

Two years ago, a small island suddenly emerged in the middle of the sea after a volcanic eruption and "predatory" another island in the Pacific . The island has grown at a rapid rate and has so far reached 12 times its original size.

Nishinoshima volcanic island is expanding its area after 2 years

The new small island emerged after the volcano erupted in the middle of the Pacific in November 2013 .

The tiny volcanic island first appeared in the Pacific Ocean in November 2013, next to Nishinoshima island and constantly expanding until it merged the two into one big island.

. and grew up amazingly fast until December 2013.

The Japanese Coast Guard discovered that the island was 12 times larger than its original size.

According to Japan Today newspaper, the new island of Nishinoshima is now over 100 meters high, 1,900 meters wide from east to west and about 1,950 meters in the north-south direction.

In a photo taken from space on December 25, 2013, the emerging island is expanding and taking over the island of Nishinoshima next to it.

Volcanic eruptions in the seabed continue to increase the area for the island. And scientists believe that this activity will be difficult to end soon. In an aerial survey of the island, the Japanese Coast Guard observed a 1,200-meter-high smoke column and the eruption of volcanic rock under the seabed several times per minute.

Satellite images taken on December 8, 2013 (left) and December 24, 2013 in the same area clearly showed the process of new and small islands being "eaten" by the older islands.

Initially, scientists did not know how long the island would last, because small volcanic islands of this type tend to disappear after a short time. In addition, it has been many years since the volcano rose, due to the last major eruption that took place nearly 60 years ago, between 1973 and 1974.

Merging eruptions on Nishinoshima island still happen .

Scientists regard the newly formed volcanic island in 2013 as a rare opportunity to study how life began to invade bare land. Even if the island is almost a collection of bare rocks formed from cool lava, they still believe that trees and even animals will appear here someday.

. and it's hard to end in the future.

Naoki Kachi, head of the Ogasawara Research Committee of Tokyo University (Japan) explained, after volcanic activity calmed down, what might happen next would be the appearance of plants by the lines. sea ​​water brought in or due to plant sprouts adhering to bird's feet.

The volcanic island has now increased 12 times its original size compared to when it first surfaced two years ago.

Seabirds, which often use remote rocky islands as temporary shelters, are believed to eventually be able to build nests on the island. Their excretions along with the falling hairs, burnt food or rotting corpses, will eventually become natural fertilizers, making soil on the island become fertile to help the seeds brought by the wind. or because the birds fly over and drop, grow.

The old Nishinoshima island itself, with an area of ​​only 0.22 km ² , was once home to a number of birds until volcanic eruptions frightened them.