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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
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JAPAN HAS 104 ACTIVE VOLCANOES
The 1,421-m (4,662-ft) Mount Shinmoedake is a part of the Kirishima volcano complex comprised of 20 active volcanoes
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Mount Shinmoedake is located on the border of the
Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures
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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.
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The inflation of the Shinmoedake volcano that eventually culminated in an
eruption had been underway since December 2009
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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.
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The eruption produced lava fountains, andesitic lava flows, and ash emissions that reached a height of nearly 5 miles (7.5 km)
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ERUPTION
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VOLCANIC LIGHTNING: SHINMOEDAKE
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VOLCANIC LIGHTNING
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ERUPTION OF SHINMOEDAKE
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ERUPTION OF SHINMOEDAKE
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ERUPTION VIEWED FROM TAKAHARU
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DOME INSIDE SHINMOEDAKE’S CRATER: JAN 31, 2011
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Approximately 13,000 hectares of farm land were damaged by the falling ash deposits.
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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.