Mt. Komagatake erupts again

Mt. Komagatake erupts again

SAPPORO, Japan - Mt. Komagatake in southwestern Hokkaido is active again Sept. 5, belching smoke as high as 500 meters. Hiromu Okada, professor of Hokkaido University, said after observing the 1,133-meter mountain that chances of a major eruption there are not high.

Expert predicts no major eruption at Mt. Komagatake

Expert predicts no major eruption at Mt. Komagatake

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido University professor Hiromu Okada (C) speaks at a news conference Sept. 5. The top volcanologist who observed the newly active Mt. Komagatake in southwestern Hokkaido by helicopter said that chances of the mountain's major eruption are not high.

Mt. Usu crater photographed

Mt. Usu crater photographed

SAPPORO, Japan - This photo, taken April 3 from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a crater on the northwest side of Mt. Usu, which began erupting March 31 for the first time in 23 years. The crater is near an apartment building in the town of Abuta. On April 2, Hiromu Okada, a professor of volcanology at Hokkaido University, said 10 craters had formed on the volcano since the March 31 eruption.

Mt. Komagatake erupts again

Mt. Komagatake erupts again

SAPPORO, Japan - Mt. Komagatake in southwestern Hokkaido is active again Sept. 5, belching smoke as high as 500 meters. Hiromu Okada, professor of Hokkaido University, said after observing the 1,133-meter mountain that chances of a major eruption there are not high.

Expert predicts no major eruption at Mt. Komagatake

Expert predicts no major eruption at Mt. Komagatake

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido University professor Hiromu Okada (C) speaks at a news conference Sept. 5. The top volcanologist who observed the newly active Mt. Komagatake in southwestern Hokkaido by helicopter said that chances of the mountain's major eruption are not high.

Mt. Usu crater photographed

Mt. Usu crater photographed

SAPPORO, Japan - This photo, taken April 3 from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a crater on the northwest side of Mt. Usu, which began erupting March 31 for the first time in 23 years. The crater is near an apartment building in the town of Abuta. On April 2, Hiromu Okada, a professor of volcanology at Hokkaido University, said 10 craters had formed on the volcano since the March 31 eruption.