Sunday, June 18, 2006
More eruptions likely at Japanese volcano
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(Stuff.co.nz) from Japan.
TOKYO: Japanese experts have warned of more eruptions at a volcano on the southern island of Kyushu, as volcanic activity has been intensifying at one of its craters.
The Meteorological Agency has issued a bulletin warning of a high possibility of eruptions at the Showa vent, one of the craters on Sakurajima on the southern tip of Japan's southern island of Kyushu, about 1000 km southwest of Tokyo.
The agency upgraded the 1000 metre high volcano at Sakurajima to level three, or "active", from two, or "relatively moderate", on its volcanic activity scale of six.
The Showa crater had a minor eruption on Wednesday, spewing smoke hundreds of metres into the air.
There was a separate eruption at the Minamidake peak on Sakurajima...
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Colgate SmilePosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Stuff.co.nz) from Japan.
TOKYO: Japanese experts have warned of more eruptions at a volcano on the southern island of Kyushu, as volcanic activity has been intensifying at one of its craters.
The Meteorological Agency has issued a bulletin warning of a high possibility of eruptions at the Showa vent, one of the craters on Sakurajima on the southern tip of Japan's southern island of Kyushu, about 1000 km southwest of Tokyo.
The agency upgraded the 1000 metre high volcano at Sakurajima to level three, or "active", from two, or "relatively moderate", on its volcanic activity scale of six.
The Showa crater had a minor eruption on Wednesday, spewing smoke hundreds of metres into the air.
There was a separate eruption at the Minamidake peak on Sakurajima...
Read More...
