18.1.06

Does lack of snow indicate Mount Fuji's about to blow? - MSN-Mainichi Daily News

Does lack of snow indicate Mount Fuji's about to blow? - MSN-Mainichi Daily News: "Some experts say that it would not be surprising for Mount Fuji to erupt at any moment.

'It's my personal belief that magma build-up inside Mount Fuji has already reached a critical stage,' Prof. Masaaki Kimura, a seismology professor at the University of the Ryukyus tells Shukan Post. 'Mount Fuji erupts about once every 300 years. And it's been about 300 years since Mount Fuji's last eruption. Volcanoes go in periods where they're active for about 300 to 400 years and then dormant for 300 to 400 years. But, it's a matter of simple arithmetic that Mount Fuji is due to erupt pretty soon.'

It seems the natural world fears that Fuji-san is about to blow, too. Since the start of 2004, frogs and stinkbugs once prominent in the area have virtually disappeared. Some see this as a sign that they've sensed something untoward is about to happen and they're avoiding the place like the plague. Observers have noticed this phenomenon, too.

'The most recent change has probably been the sudden disappearance of sparrows around the mountain since about the middle of October,' Hideaki Kuribayashi, a photographer who bases himself near Mount Fuji, tells Shukan Post. 'Normally, sparrows flock to this place, even in the middle of winter.' (By Ryann Connell)"

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