▲ 313 ▼ Powerful underwater volcano forms new island off the coast of Japan (globalnews.ca) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] RandomStickman@kbin.social 133 points 2 years ago (2 children) China's gonna dig up a map from the 1300s with the island on it claiming it as the rightful territory of China since ancient times permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) And then dredge up an airbase around it. And then accuse Japan of “covert geological incendiary incursions” instead of, you know, admitting they built a thing on an active volcano. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diverging@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) There is already a Japanese airbase about a mile away from it. The airbase was the first to confirm the new island. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site of a major Second World War battle) confirmed the emergence of the new island last week after personnel heard a loud explosion that sent sand and ash flying high into the air. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) oh man. I did not think so many would be thinking the same thing on this one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The hive mind is strong with this one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) And then dredge up an airbase around it. And then accuse Japan of “covert geological incendiary incursions” instead of, you know, admitting they built a thing on an active volcano. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] diverging@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) There is already a Japanese airbase about a mile away from it. The airbase was the first to confirm the new island. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site of a major Second World War battle) confirmed the emergence of the new island last week after personnel heard a loud explosion that sent sand and ash flying high into the air. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) There is already a Japanese airbase about a mile away from it. The airbase was the first to confirm the new island. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site of a major Second World War battle) confirmed the emergence of the new island last week after personnel heard a loud explosion that sent sand and ash flying high into the air. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) oh man. I did not think so many would be thinking the same thing on this one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The hive mind is strong with this one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The hive mind is strong with this one. permalink fedilink source parent