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Sakurajima just exploded across southern Japan — hurling an 11,500-foot wall of ash over a city of 600,000 and knocking flights out of the sky across Kyushu

Sakurajima volcano roared back to life in early May 2026, punching an ash column roughly 11,500 feet into the sky and draping ...
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Volcano erupts, firing ash plume 3 miles into sky

Japanese meteorological agencies said the Shinmoedake volcano had erupted in the early hours of Thursday morning, August 28, sending a plume of ash 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) into the sky. Officials ...