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On Saturday, Japan's Mount Ontake volcano erupted without warning, surprising several hundred nearby hikers. Plumes of volcanic gas and ash overtook the fleeing hikers and buried nearby lodges and outbuildings. Though most of the people on Mount Ontake that day were able to escape.
Any kind of eruption is something everyone wants to see happen, unless it stops your plane from flying. But on January 26, the largest volcanic eruption in 50 years happened in Japan.Mount Kirishima on the island of Kyushu blew its top. The violent eruption created a massive ash cloud, pyroclastic flows (fast moving, extremely hot gas flow), and large lava fragments (volcanic bombs) that flew a mile up in the air.ny kind of eruption is something everyone wants to see happen, unless it stops your plane from flying. But on January 26, the largest volcanic eruption in 50 years happened in Japan.