Mt. Fuji in the autumn.
skyseeker / Wikimedia Commons Sometimes, it's the sales pitch that gets you rather than the actual car. That seems to be the case with the latest rash of media coverage over the "critical state" at Japan's Fuji. You read the news coverage and you'd think that Fuji will erupt any second now, all thanks to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan. Now, I wouldn't blame you if you got that message -- it is exactly what press releases and quotes from the authors make it seem is the case. Dr. Frolent Brenguier, the lead author on a new study that appeared in Science, was quoted as saying "All we can say is that Mount Fuji is now in a state of pressure, which means it displays a high potential for eruption. The risk is clearly higher." Seems pretty straight forward, ...
