Sakurajima volcano erupts spectacularly in southern Japan

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Source: AP/ Hastings Tribune

A volcano has erupted explosively in southern Japan.

Japan's Meteorological Agency says Sakurajima erupted at around 7 p.m. (1000 GMT).

The eruption at dusk sent an orange burst into the darkening sky and lava rolling down the mountain's slope.

Public broadcaster NHK also showed dark gray smoke billowing up into the sky.

Read more: http://www.hastingstribune.com/sakurajima-volcano-erupts-spectacularly-in-southern-japan/article_c7b1258d-0821-5a5d-b854-3206953f3785.html

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[Art_from_Ark]

1. Here's a longer video

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20160205/k10010399081000.html

[yuiyoshida]

4. That's pretty amazing Art...

Especially the lightning flashes coming from the plume of the smoke.. The last time I saw an active volcano was on a boat off the coast near Italy..I would love to see the one in Hawaii...or Japan too for that matter.

[SkyDaddy7]

6. I think its called a "Dirty Thunderstorm".

When a volcano creates it's own lightning. That is neat you have seen an active volcano...I would LOVE to see one!!

[leftynyc]

2. Wow - that's spectacular

I do have a question:

Japanese television showed an orange burst out of the side of the volcano, near the summit, accompanied by lightning-like flashes. Dark gray smoke billowed into the sky.

They're calling it lightening-like flashes - what is that if not lightening?

[Nitram]

3. It is lightening.

Maybe they didn't call it that because it's not a weather phenomenon in this case.

[kiri]

5. Lightning, please

LightEning is what you do with bleach.

[Archae]

7. It's always spectacular when a mountain pukes...

[Sunlei]

8. cute little tiny volcano! How's Mt. St. Helens doing? It has erupted twice several times in history.

Sometimes only 10/20 years apart. One time its eruption flattened Oregon and Washington state and I think left feet of ash far away as Nebraska.

That will shade our earth

[Baclava]

9. Pretty pictures

Lightening strikes as lava flows from Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture at 6:57 p.m. Friday, a minute after the volcano erupted. | KYODO

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/05/national/volcano-eruption-rocks-kagoshimas-sakurajima/#.VrU7pVgrLIV