The Sakurajima volcano erupted in Japan, sending ash soaring up to 2,000 metres above the crater. Authorities confirmed that the volcanic activity occurred on Thursday, May 22, at around 8:54 am. This ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

The active Mount Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted in a spectacular ... According to the Kagoshima Meteorological Office and other sources, the eruption at around 6:33 p.m. occurred at ...

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...

Eruption Loading: New Approaches to Earthquake Monitoring at Ontake Volcano, Japan May 1, 2025 — A new study has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a ...

Now it is surrounded by 60-foot-tall pine trees that obscure the volcano's profile. Following the May 22 eruption, smaller explosions continued for years, including one that was caught with the ...

This list of stories illustrates the role that volcanoes, especially Mount Rainier ... and the impact volcanic eruptions would have on places like Orting. Emergency drills, like the large lahar ...

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