Volcano Erupts in Japan

[crapstang]

http://news.yahoo.com/volcanic-eruption-coats-japanese-city-ash-005351127.html

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Japan and coated a nearby city with a layer of ash.

People in Kagoshima city wore masks and raincoats and used umbrellas to shield themselves from the ash after the Sakurajima volcano erupted Sunday afternoon. Drivers turned on their headlights, and local media described the ash like driving through snow at night. Railway operators stopped service in the city temporarily so ash could be removed from the tracks.

Kyodo News reported no injuries have occurred. It said the smoke plume was 5 kilometers (3 miles) high and lava flowed about 1 kilometer (.6 miles) from the fissure.

TV news reports Monday morning showed masked residents sprinkling water and sweeping up the ash. The city was mobilizing garbage trucks and water sprinklers to clean up.

Japan is on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has frequent seismic activity. Sakurajima erupts often, and the Japan Meteorological Agency maintains a warning against people going near the volcano.

It is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Kagoshima city in Kagoshima prefecture.

Kyodo cited JMA as saying there are no signs of a larger eruption at Sakurajima but similar activity may continue.

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Those poor people can't catch a break.

[asphaltjunkie]

Kinda makes you wonder wtf they are doing/could've done to piss off mother nature.

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[Nash B.]

Godzilla?

[Sleeper]

Kinda makes you wonder wtf they are doing/could've done to piss off mother nature.

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You put that many people on a island, you will eventually have problems.

[4king]

Kinda makes you wonder wtf they are doing/could've done to piss off mother nature.

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When Japan invaded China they raped and murdered anyone they could find

[helosailor]

Sakurajima has erupted a bunch of times over the last century. Unzen has also been very active during the same time. They both erupted at different times when I was in Japan in the 90s. Japan is really nothing more than a series of volcanoes, much like Hawaii. The southern part is currently over the hot spot in the crust and will be for pretty much the rest of human history. Now, if Mt. Fuji were to erupt, that would be a catastrophe of epic proportions.

[kingjason]

When Japan invaded China they raped and murdered anyone they could find

Who gives a shit!

That was in the past and Japan is nothing like that now. Holy shit I guess I should still be mad at the English since I am part Irish. Oh shit or maybe my German heritage over comes that and everyone should be mad at me.

[Mychael101]

Kinda makes you wonder wtf they are doing/could've done to piss off mother nature.

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killing dolphins yo!

[stevo]

Sakurajima has erupted a bunch of times over the last century. Unzen has also been very active during the same time. They both erupted at different times when I was in Japan in the 90s. Japan is really nothing more than a series of volcanoes, much like Hawaii. The southern part is currently over the hot spot in the crust and will be for pretty much the rest of human history. Now, if Mt. Fuji were to erupt, that would be a catastrophe of epic proportions.

This is being reported as the largest eruption/explosion for this particular volcano in recorded history.

Stevo

[46Tbird]

Kinda makes you wonder wtf they are doing/could've done to piss off mother nature.

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Uh... decided to live on the most active tectonic region on the planet?

[talisman]

Who gives a shit!

That was in the past and Japan is nothing like that now. Holy shit I guess I should still be mad at the English since I am part Irish. Oh shit or maybe my German heritage over comes that and everyone should be mad at me.

Asians know how to hold a grudge. We had to kill something like 99% of them on several of the islands we took in WW2.

[mstng86]

Asians know how to hold a grudge. We had to kill something like 99% of them on several of the islands we took in WW2.

And the other 1% jumped off cliffs so we couldn't capture them.(That may have been out of fear though)

[Big A]

Godzilla?

Godzirraaaa!!!

[4king]

Who gives a shit!

That was in the past and Japan is nothing like that now. Holy shit I guess I should still be mad at the English since I am part Irish. Oh shit or maybe my German heritage over comes that and everyone should be mad at me.

Its only genocide right