Apparently, the recent earthquakes in Japan have caused the pressure in Mt. Fuji to build to the point of a possible eruption.
A brief article from the Wall Street Journal can be found here. A more in-depth article from Wired can be found here.Iconic Mt. Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But ever since last year’s giant earthquake and aftershocks, volcano-watchers have speculated that new tectonic pressures could be lighting the fuse.
This really sounds like it could be quite the major disaster.
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