2pints-mate 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I heard on the news there had been some pretty big volcano exlosion in Japan - Miyazaki? Anyone in that area here? Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2011-01-27/190097069460.html Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 ah is that where it was.....I saw the pics on TV but didn't catch where Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Geez....What else could happen down in Miyazaki?? They are either culling diseased cows, culling diseased chickens,or loosing winter crops to volcanic ash. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Clicking takes so much effort, so here is what it says: One of Mount Kirishima's many volcanoes erupted on Thursday, spewing volcanic ash and rocks across a wide area of southern Japan, affecting the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Authorities were forced to raise alert levels and call for an evacuation of all residents within a 1.2 mile radius of the crater. The Shinmoe peak caldera spewed hot ash and rocks throughout the night as high as 6,500 feet into the sky, forcing some families living close to the foot of the mountain to evacuate. By morning, residents as far as four miles away said their windows had trembled and they were kept awake by the loud rumbling sound. [Elementary School Student]: “I couldn't really sleep because the doors were rattling and shaking.†In Miyazaki prefecture's Nichinan City, the fine ash had cast a dark pall across the city forcing residents and children heading to school to wear protective masks. The ash fell thick on roads, which cars then churned up into a fine ash fog. [Elementary School Student]: "I couldn't see the zebra street crossing, so we didn't know where to cross.†Another resident said he even found his car's rear window broken by projectile rocks from the mountain. [Resident]: "It came like a sudden downpour of rain. It collapsed the window of my car just as I opened the door to take refuge.†Many railway lines and highway roads have been closed in the vicinity of the volcano. At least four domestic flights from Tokyo to Miyazaki have been cancelled. Local volcanologists expect more activity in the next few days, even if no major eruptions are expected any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 AND, it's mad hot in summer! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Good surfing though in Miyazaki....hmmm..good waves vs risk of death by volcano, bird flu or BSE. Really tough call.. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 i will take surfing. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 That isn't Blofeld's hideout mountain range is it? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Actually, it is! Quote: Eagle-eyed James Bond buffs may recognize Mount Shinmoe as the site of the villainous massive underground rocket launch site in the 1967 movie, “You Only Live Twice.†But in its recent smoke-belching appearances on television screens, the volcano has taken on a fresh, real-life menace that not even 007 himself could thwart. First off, unlike in the film, this volcano isn’t extinct – it can seriously blow its top. And so Mount Shinmoe, in the Kirishima mountain range between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in Japan’s southernmost main island Kyushu, erupted big-style Jan. 27 afternoon after it began small-scale activity the previous day. According to the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory and Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory, in charge of investigating the volcano’s activities, this is the first time in 52 years the volcano has erupted on an explosive scale. Smoke from the volcano rose to 3,000m on Thursday evening, though it has fallen since then, marking a maximum height of 1,000m between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friday, according to a representative at the Japan Meteorological Agency. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Discussed here http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/281332/1.html Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I didn't realise. Wow amazing images. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 That pesky Bond must have blown up his lair again. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Amazing images those. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Perhaps taken from "Little Nellie"!? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Bond conversations split over the 2 threads. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 wow, amazing photos. thats awesome as the fatman would say. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 but surely you can never have too much of 007 Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Sakurajima also erupting! End of the World! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Well, it's the beginning of the end of course - as everyone knows, the end is in 2012. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Scary! Link to post Share on other sites
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