Volcanic Activity, Earthquake Fears Increasing Worldwide
Photo Credit: APBy The Japan Times. Authorities on Tuesday raised the volcano alert for Mount Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, restricting access to the area after a small eruption at the popular tourist site.
The Meteorological Agency said it confirmed volcanic ash was emitted from the area, which has been venting unusual amounts of steam in recent months.
The agency said the ash deposits indicate that a small eruption occurred between Monday evening and Tuesday.
Mount Hakone, about 80 km south of Tokyo, last erupted between the late 12th century and 13th century, according to experts.
Volcanic activity in the area began intensifying in late April but recently showed signs of subsiding. (Read more from “Volcanic Activity, Earthquake Fears Increasing Worldwide” HERE)
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62: Indonesia Raises Alert as Mt Raung Volcano Erupts
By Channel News Asia. Indonesian authorities on Monday (Jun 29) raised the alert level after Mount Raung in East Java erupted, causing ash to land in surrounding villages.
The eruption at Mount Raung on Sunday evening was heard 20 kilometres away, and ash fall was seen in villages about 10 kilometres away from the summit. Aircraft pilots also reported seeing large amounts of ash at a height of 3,500 metres.
Authorities cordoned off a two-kilometre radius around the volcano, and raised the alert level to “Siaga”, the second highest level. (Read more from this story HERE)
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Fear of Volcano Eruption in Ukhrul, as Fire Gushes From the Ground
By Nagaland Post. A continuous flow of smoke and ashes from a swamp at a place near Old Wahong village of Manipur’s Ukhrul district has left villagers fearing of natural calamity in the form of volcanic eruption any time, a daily reported Tuesday.
Villagers said that smoke radius of about two feet along with ashes have been seen gushing out from the earth’s surface at Shitru area, since last two weeks.
Shitru is located a place border Manipur, Nagaland and Myanmar.
Villagers and onlookers feared volcanic eruption at the area in a short time. (Read more from this story HERE)
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Los Angeles Grows Even More Nervous About the ‘Big One’
By Yahoo News. When hi-tech movies are then replicated in life – we see it as a positive step forwards.
However, no-one wants to see disaster movies repeated in real-life, but it looks like LA may be on the verge of getting the ‘San Andreas’ treatment.
Geologists from UC Santa Barbara have found helium leaking from the Newport-Inglewood fault in central Los Angeles increasing the potential damage of an earthquake on the mega city.
This discovery comes after the US Geological Survey warned that the city is building up to a ‘big one’ in the next 30 years with chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake hitting the mega-city increasing from 4.7 to 7 per cent. (Read more from this story HERE)
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