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Rare very high eruption from Mount Aso volcano

Mount Aso erupts in a fiery plume rising 11,000 meters THE ASAHI SHIMBUN October 8, 2016 Mount Aso erupted in a towering plume of smoke and ash of around 11,000 meters on Oct. 8, sparking fears that big rocks could land more than 1 kilometer from the crater in Kumamoto Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

“It is extremely rare for an eruption column to exceed 10,000 meters,” said Makoto Saito, director of the agency’s Volcanology Division.

As a precaution, the agency immediately raised its alert level from 2, which means entry to areas around the crater is restricted, to 3, meaning access to the entire 1,592-meter-high mountain is restricted.

It was the first time since Sept. 14, 2015, that the precaution level was raised to 3…….http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610080025.html 

October 10, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general