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| Above, the top of Mt. Fuji from the timberline. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
A Ryukyu University professor says that Mount Fuji may erupt by 2015.
Japan Today reported:
TOKYO —Since the Great Tohoku Earthquake of March 2011, scientists have been anxiously watching the massive volcano known as Mt Fuji for signs of activity. In September of last year, a report was released stating that Mt Fuji’s magma chamber pressure had risen to a worrisome 1.6 megapascals, which is estimated to be higher than when it last erupted.
According to retired professor Masaki Kimura of Ryukyu University, this and other recent phenomena indicate an eruption of Mt Fuji should have taken place in 2011 with a four-year margin of error ending in 2015.
Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. It is an active, but dormant, volcano.
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