Image courtesy of Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 Scientists monitoring the Sukurajima volcano in southern Kyushu, Japan have raised the alert level to 4 on a 5 point volcanic alert system, indicating that a major eruption could be imminent. Authorities have already evacuated 77 residents living in the immediate vicinity and have warned if the … Continue reading Monitoring the volcano: Sakurajima in Japan threatens an eruption