Experts Warn Mount Fuji is Dangerously Close to Erupting, page 1

The pressure in Mount Fuji's magma chamber is now higher than it was in 1707, the last time the nearly 4,000-metre-high Japanese volcano erupted, causing volcanologists to speculate that a disaster is imminent.

The new readings, taken by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, reveal that the pressure is at 1.6 megapascals, nearly 16 times the 0.1 megapascals it takes to trigger an eruption.

Not good folks... definitely something worth keeping an eye on. This has the potential to be a world-changing event. Between killing an estimated 300,000 people, to setting off nuclear reactors, to blacking out the sun and lowering the overall temperature of the Earth, it is a definite game changer.

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I have a feeling this is going to happen relatively soon just based on the models and current pressure, but pure speculation on my part. Perhaps TrueAmerican will chime in at some point and set the record straight.

~Namaste

reply to post by SonOfTheLawOfOne

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There is definately an uptick in volcanic activity at the moment.

3.7 quake in yellowstone 2 days ago

volcano in New Zealand awakened recently after 120 years

quake in lake Toba last week

I don't think people realise how potentially catastrophic this is. 2 or 3 of the super volacnoes blow their top at once - we are in deep crap. No sunlight for years !

reply to post by NeoVain

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Drilling volcanoes is pretty routine these days
drill enough holes and it would make break points kind of like a fault line no?
If a single fracking operation can cause a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, who knows it might work in reverse.
Unless your gonna be cool about it don't bother responding I'm not feeling up to a 17 page back and forth flame war, I like to add to a thread, not derail it.

reply to post by rickymouse

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How did they know about the pressure in 1707?

An active stratovolcano[5][6] that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day.

It erupted in 1707-8 that's how they know.

The volcano is currently classified as active with a low risk of eruption. The last recorded eruption was the Hōei eruption which started on December 16, 1707 (Hōei 4, 23rd day of the 11th month) and ended about January 1, 1708 (Hōei 4, 9th day of the 12th month) during the Edo period.[47] The eruption formed a new crater and a second peak (named Hōei-zan after the Hoei era) halfway down its side. Fuji spewed cinders and ash which fell like rain in Izu, Kai, Sagami, and Musashi.[48] Since then, there have been no signs of an eruption. In the evening of March 15, 2011, there was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake at shallow depth a few kilometres from Mount Fuji on its southern side. But according to the Japanese Meteorological Service there was no sign of any eruption.[49] In September 2012, readings taken by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention suggest that the pressure in Mount Fuji's magma chamber is now higher at 1.6 megapascals than it was in 1707.[50]

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reply to post by nidstav

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I asked a couple of my buddies and they all have said that their are some regional-family ones, but not really any cultural ones.

One of them, Doc Matsubara says "When Mount Fuji erupts a new Daimyo will emerge, but to what effect is up for grabs." But admits that this from his uneducated Grand Father.

reply to post by thesungod

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Was there any way of testing the pressure of the volcano in 1707? Was this evidence written down. It is an assumption made by science but in reality the pressure in 1707 is not really known. The pressure could have been double of what it is today and comparing something has to be made against the exact conditions of the particular volcano, In the future they will have a good reference after it blows. I understand that they are guessing using evidence from other known similar situations. That is all they have and it is a good start. If we can keep adding reference materials to our database for another hundred years we will be a lot more accurate in predicting these things. I don't understand why people can't see this, most scientists are very aware of their limitations. The writers of the articles that are released are over emphasizing the knowledge of these things. I hope they aren't teaching the new scientists that we know more than we do nowadays, that could be dangerous and disruptive.

The estimation of the condition of the volcano can also be right on but if using their speculation about the volcano being overdue long ago was taken seriously ten years ago say, it would have destroyed the validity of science if people would have evacuated back then. I understand how science works and it was good for them to release this since they know of the condition so people can leave there if they want.

They knew a quake was going to happen soon in Haiti but didn't say anything because there was no exact proof. I think they should have at least told people to prepare because something may happen within a year in that case.

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