Japan volcano erupts with big blast of ash, rocks

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Source: AP

TOKYO (AP) — A revived Japanese volcano has erupted with its biggest explosion yet, sending a huge plume of gas, rocks and ash into the sky and breaking windows 5 miles (8 kilometers) away.

Officials widened the danger zone to keep residents away. The eruption early Tuesday was the biggest since the Shinmoedake volcano burst to life last week.

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bit more at link

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1. NASA photo

NASA image acquired January 29, 2011

Shinmoe-dake, a volcanic crater in Japan’s Kirishima volcanic field, continued to erupt several days after coming to life on January 26, 2011. By Friday, January 28 a lava dome began to fill the crater. AFP reported that continuing growth of the dome prompted Japanese authorities to evacuate nearby residents. Along with the lava dome, the volcano erupted ash 17,000 feet (5,200 meters) into the air, according to the Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center.

Shinmoe-dake’s thick ash plume was visible above extensive cloud cover on January 29, 2011. This natural-color satellite image was acquired on the morning of the 29th, by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard Earth Observing-1 (EO-1). The ash is light gray, and surrounding clouds are white.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using ALI data from the EO-1 team. Caption by Robert Simmon.

Instrument: EO-1 - ALI

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

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2. can't wait to see the photo of this new explosion..

if the satellites caught it.

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3. Japanese volcano awakens with a vengeance - meatier article here...

With a cool volcano-lightening pic
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/31/3126199.htm?section=justin

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5. The lightening photo is awesome!

[On the Road]

7. You Beat Me to It

I was going to post that pic.

Here another lighting pic and a cloud pic:

[Archae]

9. Yow! That looks like it's straight out of Mordor!

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4. Yep, the photos are a little delayed.

As soon as the newest one is up, I'll post it.

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6. Magnitude 4.9 - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Magnitude 4.9 - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
2011 February 01 03:32:11 UTC
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb00017cg.php

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8. UPDATE 2 4.9 quakes

01-FEB-2011 03:32:11 22.74 144.52 4.9 33.4 VOLCANO ISLANDS REGION
01-FEB-2011 03:27:17 22.66 144.47 4.9 54.0 VOLCANO ISLANDS REGION

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10. Pic of the Dome just before the eruption...

more pics at link
http://www.thejournal.ie/slideshow-mount-shinmoedake-erupts-in-japan-2011-02/

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11. caught on video!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8295364/Japan-volcano-eruption-heard-four-miles-away.html