Japanese volcano erupts

Times Live ^ | 03/13/11

[KevinDavis]

A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official says.

It was not immediately clear if the eruption was a direct result of the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked northern areas Friday, unleashing a fierce tsunami and sparking fears that more than 10,000 may have been killed.

[sushiman]

THIS volcano is in my neck of the woods - next door in Miyazaki Prefecture .

[fabian]

wow, I did not know that. What do they believe in mainly? Hinduism? Materialism..?

[Nik Naym]

“I hear on good source that Godzilla turn down Helen Thomas for a date”

I don’t care who you are, that’s FUNNY right there!

[a fool in paradise]

Seems like the director who made this Japanese xenophobic disaster comedy

(in response to this other disaster film)

Scientists predict that Japan will sink within 40 years, due to subduction of a tectonic plate to the west. However, Dr. Tadokoro, who leads an oceanic scientific team that includes Toshiro, calculates that this will happen far sooner, in only 338.54 days. He presents his findings to Prime Minister Yamamoto who decides to create a new department for impending disaster relief assigning Saoro Takamori to cover the new duties, since of all his ministers she will take it seriously but also bring "heart" to the process. As further earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions devastate Japan, the government pleads with other countries to take refugees...

really got it wrong.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Your point would be a good one, except that Japan has spent billions of dollars developing the most advanced earthquake early warning in the world, as well as some of the strictest building codes (each of which likely saved many lives in this quake).

To suggest that the Japanese would “humbly accept” these disasters as “inevitable” and not try to protect their citizens from these disasters is simply incorrect.

[oh8eleven]

To suggest that the Japanese would “humbly accept” these disasters as “inevitable” and not try to protect their citizens from these disasters is simply incorrect.
Wrong. First of all, you're incorrectly confusing the people's response with the government's.
Second, the Japanese people are extraordinarily pragmatic; they neither ignore nor minimize mother nature.
Fifteen years ago Kobe was almost wiped off the map, with over 6000 people dying. Unlike the Katrina "victims", you never heard a peep about how the government failed them.

[NVDave]

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats, sleeping together.... Mass hysteria!

[wally_bert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSryqP0nu4

[archivist007]

Is Godzilla and Mothra coming next?

Prayers for Japan. They have had everything this past week.

[teeman8r]

...what’s next for Japan?

Michelle obama is planning an outing their for some good lean steak.

hehehe

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[txroadkill]

The Tsunami that hit Indonesia was the wake up call. These monster quakes will continue until the plates are again comfortable with themselves.

Common sense says that THESE are the events that cause global temp changes....not man and his SUVs.
 

OK...Please quit saying things like that, you're hurting my business plan. If you'll keep stuff like that to yourself I'll let you in on the ground floor as an authorized "Off-set Vendor"

I'm taking a page from Algore's book and am going to capitalize on the earthquakes.

Here's my plan...Global Swelling.

Because the United States has refused to pump oil in the Northern Hemisphere the planet is swelling. Massive Earthquakes will continue until all the excess oil is pumped out.

People who don't do their parts by owning and driving SUV's can buy "Swelling Off-Sets" from me.

I've been to a science fair and know how to use PowerPoint so I'm pretty sure that makes me qualified to make up evidence conduct research in this area.

You can all send me money to my PayPal account.

The Tsunami that hit Indonesia was the wake up call. These monster quakes will continue until the plates are again comfortable with themselves.

Common sense says that THESE are the events that cause global temp changes....not man and his SUVs.
 

[gitmo]

Earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear meltdowns and now erupting volcanoes...what’s next for Japan?

Charlie Sheen?

Makes sense. The French were cursed with Jerry Lewis.

[RetiredArmy]

Whats going on?

Could I suggest you read Matthew Chapter 25 and then take a walk through the Book of Revelation. You might find what you are looking for there.

[Missouri gal]

And the big question, is this going to destabilize ALL the plates, worldwide?

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

The US military could be tied up with a bake sale, it wouldn’t matter. The golfer-in-chief isn’t lifting a finger to help an ally. Ever.

[Eleutheria5]

Global warming and Bush, and Sara Palin. It’s also Israel’s fault.

[Chuckster]

Then it must be global warming...

...or Bush’s fault!

(Really. Some people have no sense of humor at all)

[RobbyS]

My guess is that the Japanese Islands are RISING.

[Josephat]

Unfortunately, common sense is an obsolete commodity.

[Josephat]

Boy, you got that right!