Of course this could destroy various aspects of Venus worth studying, and there is even a remote possibility of destroying some sort of alien ecosystem we have yet to discover. Before we set out to change the planet, let's understand it first. Mining the atmosphere (and further along the surface) for chemicals could make a cloud city financially viable in the far future (sooner and faster than terraforming), but since we have extremely limited data as to what is actually there we need to explore first, and explore well.

Do you honestly think that this is new? Did 9/11, the deaths of a few of our countrymen and an attack on our soil warrant this? To think that this was all it took for us to commit such atrocities is foolish in the extreme. During WWII there were many places where Japanese Americans were forced into, our own American concentration camp. Some of those AMERICANS suffered like in other camps found in Europe. many have forgotten this facet of history. I doubt any of this torture activity is as new as is being presented. It's just that this is the first time it served someone's agenda for it to now see the light of day. Let's not keep our head's in the sand, we lost the moral high ground as a nation long before 9/11.

Wait, are we talking about robotic contraceptive devices?

I have a degree in Geology but have been employed as an IT consultant for 15 years. Degrees are a wonderful foundation, but there is no substitute for work experience, and working you often learn more then you ever could in a classroom. Roughly 80% of my technical abilities came from self-study and on-the-job training and experiences. Look at her work history, and what she has done. She is the best qualified person we have seen coming in to this position by quite a large margin.

Looks like Queen Titania or someone else is making a play for power, Someone call Harry before the ebola viruses get too happy.

Remember that for the most part, most of the world has at least some igneous inclusions that might make this possible, and that further research may point to other electromagnetic discharges that may be detectible. Also, this does not mean underwater. Rocks formed underwater can only be volcanic, as the rapid cooling due to surrounding water creates the microcrystalline-to-glass consistency that makes up ALL volcanic rock. Igneous, by definition, has cooled slowly over time, allowing for crystal growth (individual minerals precipitating out of the magma at certain temperatures). The water is extremely deep groundwater, under massive pressure and heat, and affects the chemistry and physics of the magma.