Japan's Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, sending a towering column of ash nearly two miles into the sky.

The Sakurajima volcano eruption triggered ash plumes in Japan. Timelapse footage shows the volcano sending a towering plume ...

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Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

a professor emeritus of volcano physics at Kyoto University. “But the latest eruption would rank among the three largest that occurred in the past 20 years.” But he said Mount Sakurajima has ...

Japan's Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, sending a towering column of ash nearly two miles into the sky. Spectacular timelapse footage captured the powerful moment. Local ...

Kyoto University's Sakurajima Volcano Research Center has been carrying out research for more than a half a century to try to predict eruptions. The Harutayama observation tunnel on the west slope ...

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Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years, with their bursts of fire and rivers of molten rock. Yet, beyond the familiar cone-shaped peaks lies a more silent, hidden ...

Kyoto University's Sakurajima Volcano Research Center has been carrying out research for more than a half a century to try to predict eruptions. The Harutayama observation tunnel on the west slope ...

Seven percent of the world's active volcanoes are located in Japan, and smoke is rising from more than a few of them right now. There are nearly constant eruptions on Sakurajima and Nishinoshima ...