Experts begin revising Mt. Usu outlook

TOYA, Japan - Mt. Usu continues spewing steam, ash and smoke April 12 after the 732-meter volcano erupted March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years. Experts got together the same day to revise their official outlook on the possibility of a violent eruption, after magma movements there became localized and the chance of an imminent eruption appeared to have dwindled.

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