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SHINMOEDAKE ERUPTS IN JAPAN eruption began at 7:30 AM

SHINMOEDAKE ERUPTS IN JAPAN eruption began at 7:30 AM. Although called a minor eruption, it was the largest eruption since 1959 JANUARY 26-31, 2011. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. JAPAN HAS 104 ACTIVE VOLCANOES.

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SHINMOEDAKE ERUPTS IN JAPAN eruption began at 7:30 AM

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  1. SHINMOEDAKE ERUPTS IN JAPANeruptionbegan at 7:30 AM Although called a minor eruption, it was the largest eruption since 1959 JANUARY 26-31, 2011 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. JAPAN HAS 104 ACTIVE VOLCANOES The 1,421-m (4,662-ft)Mount Shinmoedake is a part of the Kirishimavolcano complex comprised of 20 active volcanoes

  3. Mount Shinmoedake is located on the border of the Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures

  4. In the previous four months, Miyazaki prefecture had also suffered from an epidemic of the H5N1 bird flu, and a foot-and-mouth epidemic that is expected to cause ~ $ 2 billion in economic losses for the local livestock industry.

  5. The inflation of the Shinmoedake volcano that eventually culminated in an eruption had been underway since December 2009

  6. May 10, 2010 to Present:~6 million m3 (0.006 km3) of magma in a reservoir at 6 km depth ~10 km WNW from Shinmoedake and another 1 million m3 (0.001 km3) of magma at 3 km depth under the Shinmoedake cone itself.

  7. The eruption produced lava fountains, andesitic lava flows, and ash emissions that reached a height of nearly 5 miles (7.5 km)

  8. ERUPTION

  9. VOLCANIC LIGHTNING: SHINMOEDAKE

  10. VOLCANIC LIGHTNING

  11. ERUPTION OF SHINMOEDAKE

  12. ERUPTION OF SHINMOEDAKE

  13. ERUPTION VIEWED FROM TAKAHARU

  14. DOME INSIDE SHINMOEDAKE’S CRATER: JAN 31, 2011

  15. Approximately 13,000 hectares of farm land were damaged by the falling ash deposits.

  16. Flights in the region were canceled and 1,100 people in the vicinity were evacuated to gymnasiums and other facilities in the town of Takaharu, seven miles east of Kirishima.

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