Another powerful eruption observed at Mt. Shimmoe

Another powerful eruption was observed at Mt. Shimmoe in southwestern Japan early Thursday, with ash spewing up to around 5,000 meters high, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The eruption at the 1,421-meter-high volcano that straddles Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu was the biggest since March 25, according to the agency.Mt. Shimmoe erupted violently for the first time in about seven years on March 6, and the agency said a week later that it was expected to continue explosive eruptions for several months or more.The agency maintained the…READ FULL ARTICLE