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Japanese Volcano Erupts

Shinmoedake had been quiet for a few weeks

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 13, 2011 1:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – It's an even better time to not be in Japan: Adding to the country's burgeoning humanitarian crisis after Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami, a volcano in the country's south erupted today. The Shinmoedake volcano spewed ash some two and a half miles into the air, its first activity in a few weeks. It's unknown whether the eruption was spurred by the 8.9 earthquake, notes the AP, but the country lies on the "Ring of Fire," where seismic and volcanic activity are frequent. Click for the latest on Japan's earthquake and aftermath.

Volcanic smoke billows from Mount Shinmoe in the Kirishimna range on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Volcanic smoke rises from the crater on Mount Shinmoedake, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. The revived volcano in southern Japan erupted again today. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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elimpostor

Mar 15, 2011 2:07 AM CDT

I've decided to donate to Japan. Though it's fair that I'm working my Sixth Gospel ass off, marketing my E book franchise, I think I will donate 66.6 % of all my sales till further notice. I just wonder why I don't see much footage of the whole tragedy, because these funny Japanese video-record everything around the world like crazy, but I really lack some good (I mean bad) hardcore material in the mainstream media. I'm the dubbed Czech Hollywood Warrior Priest from Serious Entertainment, http://thesixthgospel.blogspot.com/. So if you want to help Japan through me, buy my Sixth Gospel books. Remember 66.6 % goes to the poor Japanese !

MakeBelieve

Mar 15, 2011 1:56 AM CDT

Mothra was a good monster, wasn't she?

mbluetyphoon

Mar 14, 2011 10:37 PM CDT

It's like Mother Nature doesn't feel it's enough yet to put these people through more suffering....God Bless Japan and all living, missing, and dead there.....:_(

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