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Kirishima and Sakurajima seen from space (and more!)

Stay updated on Kirishima volcanic activity with the latest eruption details and ash fall effects affecting the region.

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Quick updates for today, all centered on the Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism ProgramWeekly Volcanic Activity Report, along with this great new MODIS image from the NASA Earth Observatory - both Sakurajima and Kirishima in the same shot of Kyushu, showing the strong Kirishima plume (also seen in the top left - click on the image to see a larger version) and weaker Sakurajima plume drifiting to the ESE.

Sakurajima and Kirishima erupting on February 3, 2011. Click here to see the full version and here to see the large raw image. Image courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory.

Kirishima is still erupting, which some suggestion that the explosions are coming with more frequency - although it is unclear where exactly the activity is headed. Eruptions readers have been following all the details of this eruption closely, so check out their image and video collections that have been left in the comments, ...

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