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Friday, August 17, 2012
Aug 17 2012 Japan’s Sakurajima volcano releasing largest amount of ash in 20 years: ground swollen around volcano, As if they don't have Already Enough To Worry About!
August 17, 2012 – JAPAN -Sakurajima
Volcano has been steadily erupting for some time now. So much so that
residents were asked to cover up and wear masks as a health and safety
measure. According to researchers, this active volcano in Kagoshima
Prefecture could release its largest amount of ash in two decades this
year alone. Going by the current stats available, the mountain has
already spewed enough ash from January to July, amounting to twice the
amount emitted in all of last year. Masato Iguchi, a professor at the
Sakurajima Volcano Research Center said that last year saw a record
number of eruptions as well. The ground around Sakurajima indicates the
buildup of magma and appears swollen. And if Sakurajima keeps being as
active it is right now, we can expect the amount of ash expelled to be a
new record. In the past two decades this year’s activity of explosions
and ash fall have both risen dramatically. As a part of the Kyoto
University’s disaster reduction research institute, keeping a tab on
such stats is imperative to avoid another Pompeii. You may recollect the
1914 eruption as one of the deadliest one that killed 58 people.
Presently, Minamidake crater erupted last month for the first time in
about a year and a half and the Showa crater has been active since 2008.
–Japan Daily Press
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