A volcanic eruption hundreds of miles south of Tokyo forms a new island . It shows white smoke mixed with black debris , including water . ` And video of the steady eruption -- a stream of white smoke , interrupted by occasional blasts of blackish material -- is powerful imagery of what 's unfolding , even if what 's emitted does n't spew anywhere as high into the sky as land-based volcanoes like El Chichon or Mount Pinatubo . ` It 's too soon to tell '' if the island will grow or sink into the sea , expert says .
A volcanic eruption hundreds of miles south of Tokyo forms a new island . It shows white smoke mixed with black debris , including water . ` ` It 's too soon to tell '' if the island will grow or sink into the sea , expert says .