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/ Mount Baekdu is set to explode according to experts and if that isn't shocking enough, keep in mind that Baekdu is responsible for one of the worst eruptions in the last 2,000 years. Professor Yoon Seong-hyo from Pusan National University urged officials to keep a close eye on the highest peak of the Korean peninsula. Baekdu is an active volcano located on the border between North Korea and China. The caldera or cauldron of the Baekdu volcano, which is sometimes called Paektu or Changbai, has risen a centimetre since July, according to new research. "The mountains's height has risen...

‘Fears of eruption spreading in N.K.’ 2011-12-07 21:12 North Korea’s adoption of a new rule on natural disasters last month indicates that experts’ warnings of volcanic eruptions of Mount Baekdu have spread widely throughout the country, the South Korean government said Wednesday. Pyongyang’s new law stipulates principles for observing and forecasting natural disasters, particularly earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, in addition to how to minimize damage and undertake rescue activities, the Korean Central News Agency reported last month, without giving further details. Experts outside the secretive communist country have warned since last year that North Korea’s Mount Baekdu, which borders China,...

Fear of Mt. Baekdu Eruption Grows Geologists are warning of a volcanic eruption within a few years on Mt. Baekdu, the mountain on the border between North Korea and China traditionally seen as the birthplace of the Korean nation. Yoon Sung-hyo, a geologist at Pusan National University, who has been researching Mt. Baekdu along with Japanese and Chinese experts, said Friday there are "clear signs" of a Mt. Baekdu eruption in the near future, with Chinese experts expecting it to happen between 2014 and 2015. Yoon called on the government to be prepared. He cited several pieces of evidence, including...

Scientists warn of volcanic activity June 19, 2010 South Korea is bracing for possible volcanic activity at Mount Paektu on the North Korean-Chinese border, after detecting topographical signs that indicate the dormant mountain may awaken within years, the weather agency said yesterday. The last volcanic eruption at the 2,744-meter Mount Paektu was in 1903. It has since been considered inactive, but experts became concerned about a possible eruption after a magnitude-7.3 quake hit China’s northeastern Jilin Province in 2002. Since then, minor tremors close to the peak have become 10 times more frequent, experts say. Historic records indicate volcanic activity...

China Upset with "Baekdu Mountain" Skaters China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs registered an official protest after several South Korean athletes Wednesday held up a banner claiming Baekdu Mountain for Korea at the Winter Asian Games in Changchun, China. China News, a progressive daily newspaper, reported that a head of Asian affairs in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned an official from the South Korean Embassy in Beijing to officially protest against five female South Korean skaters who held a "politically-motivated banner that undermines China's territorial sovereignty" during a medal ceremony. Korea's female short track skate team Wednesday grabbed the...

/begin my excerptChina Conducts Nighttime Missile Exercises Near Mt. Baekdu(Changbai)  Missile launch exercise of PLA (from (previous) news data) Unusual military activities in Sino-N. Korean border area (Hong Kong = Yonhap News) Chung Juho correspondent = China, which has been claiming Mt Baekdu as its territory and carrying out 'Mt. Changbai Project,' recently conducted large-scale nighttime missile launch exercises around Mt. Baekdu.  The Internet edition of Jiefang Junbao, PLA's official newspaper, reported on Aug. 1st that, around 9:23pm, July 25, an artillery unit belonging to Shenyang Military District conducted nighttime missile launch exercises under difficult weather condition. All 23 missiles launched reportedly scored confirmed hit on airborne and ground targets. The exercises included the...