Force of nature: Lightning strikes as Shinmoedake erupts, scattering ash and rocks across a wide swathe of southern Japan
Posted on 01/27/2011 6:41:07 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
A one-mile cordon has been established around a volcano on Mount Kirishima after it erupted scattering rocks and ash across southern Japan and sending smoke billowing 5,000ft into the air.
The Meteorological Agency raised the volcanic alert to level 3 as ash today continued to spew from Shinmoedake on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, and residents have been banned from going within a mile of the volcano following its worst eruption in 50 years.
Force of nature: Lightning strikes as Shinmoedake erupts, scattering ash and rocks across a wide swathe of southern Japan
Ash and smoke continued to billow 5,000ft above Shinmoedake today as residents were banned from going within a mile of the volcano
Agency volcanologist Sei Iijima said the eruption did not pose a threat to nearby cities, and a major eruption was not imminent. But he added: 'You can never say never with a volcano, although the lack of magma movement beneath the surface leads us to believe that this activity won't lead to a large-scale eruption,' he told ABC News.
The volcano, one of 20 inside Mount Kirishima, began erupting around 7.30am yesterday morning and by 3pm heavy smoke had risen to nearly 5,000ft, prompting the meteorological agency to raise the alert level.
Volcanic activity is often reported at Kirishima, but this is the largest eruption recorded there since 1959.
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CO2 going into the atmosphere....
GREAT PICS!!!!!!!!
BTTT!!!
Where’s ALGORE? They better fine that volcano quick!
I liked that lighning photo....just WOW!
ping
WOW!!! Thanks for the great pics!!
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Cool pic!
That’s a Zot!
What, no mention of Godzilla yet on this thread, cool pics by the way, it’s a small island, I’d be a bit worried if I were there.
It could be SPECTRE’s newest Intruder Missile. I thought had read somewhere that this was the volcano used as the exterior location in YOLT.
Thanks!!!!!
The brown area is where this is happening.
Thanks!
Raw Video: Locals Flea From Volcanic Ash
LOL!
“What, no mention of Godzilla yet on this thread,...”
Be careful when you call for a giant green radioactive lizard...
he just may show up on this forum.
I've been busy dispelling rumors on a sister thread.
I read somewhere that the caldera under Yellowstone is bulging more and more each year. I think caldera is the term I’m looking for.
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