Volcano Alert level raised to 5, the highest level, for Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan

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BREAKING: Volcanic alert level raised from 3 to 5, the highest level, for Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan following an explosive eruption on Sunday. People in the danger zone urged to evacuate

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Terible: This is not Tonga -this is Japan! Sakurajima volcano erupted today, scare th people of Kyushuz

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The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwest Japan, erupted on Sunday, causing an eruption warning to be raised to its highest level, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

 

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, prompting highest alert

Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, prompting highest alert
By Junko Ogura and Hira Humayun, CNN

Updated 11:20 AM ET, Sun July 24, 2022

Smoke billowed from the volcano on Sunday evening.

Tokyo, Japan (CNN)Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the volcano erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time (7:05 a.m. ET). Footage from the agency's surveillance camera showed a cloud of smoke or ash rising from the volcano.

JMA announced a Level 5 alert -- the highest level -- calling for people to evacuate. JMA advised caution to residents in Kagoshima Prefecture and Kagoshima City.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Japan's nuclear regulators said that no irregularities had been detected at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant, Reuters reported.

According to NASA, Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes, having erupted on several occasions in recent decades.

It previously erupted in January, spewing a cloud of ash kilometers into the air.

The volcano is located in the Kagoshima Prefecture on the southern tip of Japan.

 

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, prompting highest alert

Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.

www.cnn.com

Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, prompting highest alert
By Junko Ogura and Hira Humayun, CNN

Updated 11:20 AM ET, Sun July 24, 2022

Smoke billowed from the volcano on Sunday evening.

Tokyo, Japan (CNN)Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the volcano erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time (7:05 a.m. ET). Footage from the agency's surveillance camera showed a cloud of smoke or ash rising from the volcano.

JMA announced a Level 5 alert -- the highest level -- calling for people to evacuate. JMA advised caution to residents in Kagoshima Prefecture and Kagoshima City.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Japan's nuclear regulators said that no irregularities had been detected at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant, Reuters reported.

According to NASA, Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes, having erupted on several occasions in recent decades.

It previously erupted in January, spewing a cloud of ash kilometers into the air.

The volcano is located in the Kagoshima Prefecture on the southern tip of Japan.

"Japan's nuclear regulators said that no irregularities had been detected at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant, Reuters reported."

Well that adds extra interest to this situation, considering what happened in Fukushima.

 

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"Japan's nuclear regulators said that no irregularities had been detected at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant, Reuters reported."

Well that adds extra interest to this situation, considering what happened in Fukushima.

ummm, yeah. and it also sounds like they weren't expecting this particular volcano to erupt in such a large manner, this is the first time in modern history that Japan has had to raise an eruption level to a 5. Not good, not good at all.

 

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More ash in the atmosphere….

 

[packyderms_wife]

More ash in the atmosphere….

yep, or as the greenies like to call it global climate change.

More

Harder

 

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Japan's Kagoshima Space Center is practically next door to this volcano. It's not used much for big launches anymore, but it does have at least a part of Japan's deep space tracking network there and Japan does have a few ongoing planetary missions.

 

[packyderms_wife]

Japan's Kagoshima Space Center is practically next door to this volcano. It's not used much for big launches anymore, but it does have at least a part of Japan's deep space tracking network there and Japan does have a few ongoing planetary missions.

well this doesn't give me the warm fuzzies!

 

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LIVE: View of Sakurajima Volcano Eruption, prompting highest alert

Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes, having erupted on several occasions in recent decades.

It previously erupted in January, spewing a cloud of ash kilometers into the air.

The volcano is located in the Kagoshima Prefecture on the southern tip of Japan

 

[Hognutz]

Seems kinda slow now, not saying it won’t go mo tho’

 

[packyderms_wife]

Seems kinda slow now, not saying it won’t go mo tho’

True on both points, it is however dumping a lot of ash into the atmosphere.

 

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Either more bad virgins, or things are so bad they are sacrificing politicians to the volcano. Most likely the latter since the gov resigned just days ago.

 

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Sakurajima

Sakurajima Volcano, Kyushu (Japan) - facts & information / VolcanoDiscovery

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The story as of 8-22-22:

SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO​

Updated: Aug 25, 2022 20:52 GMT - just now Refresh
stratovolcano 1117 m / 3,665 ft
Kyushu, Japan, 31.59°N / 130.66°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Last update: 22 Aug 2022 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)

Sakurajima (also spelled Sakurashima or Sakura-jima, 桜島 in Japanese) volcano in southern Kyushu is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and one of the few that are at present in constant (persistant) activity. Its ongoing typical activity range from strong strombolian to large ash explosions every 4-24 hours.
The volcano is the historically active center of the larger complex of the Aira caldera volcano. Located across Kagoshima Bay, which separates the city and the volcano by 4.2 km of water, its summit is only 8 km east of the city of Kagoshima with a population of half a million. Sakurajima's eruptive history has been recorded since the 8th century. It frequently deposits ash on Kagoshima. Due to its explosive potential, it is considered a very dangerous volcano and closely monitored.
The largest historical eruptions of Sakurajima took place during 1471-76 and in 1914.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Sakurajima volcano eruptions: 1955-ongoing, 1954(?), 1950, 1948, 1946, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1935, 1914-15, 1899(?), 1860, 1799, 1797, 1794, 1792, 1791, 1790, 1785, 1783, 1782, 1779-81, 1756, 1749, 1742, 1706, 1678, 1670(?), 1642, 1478, 1471-76, 1468, 778, 766, 764, 716-18, 712(?), 708

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