Gala (apple) Gala (apple) Gala is a clonally propagated apple cultivar with a mild and sweet flavor. "Gala" apples ranked at number 2 in 2006 on the US Apple Association's list of most popular apples, after "Red Delicious" and before "Golden Delicious", "Granny Smith", and "Fuji" (in order). The skin color of the fruit is non-uniform. Recently, The US Apple Association has projected that the Gala apple will become America's favorite apple. The "Granny Smith", "Fuji", and "Honeycrisp" apples are expected to rank third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Gala apples are vertically striped or mottled, overall orange in color. They are sweet,
Historic eruptions of Mount Fuji Mt. Fuji would be considered stage I. Magma is at a considerable depth and no emissions of gasses can be observed regularly. Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami much attention was given to the volcanic reaction of Mt. Fuji. Experts have found that the internal pressure of the Mt. Fuji magma chamber has increased to an estimated 1.6 megapascals, raising speculation over the possibility of an eruption. The estimated damage to Japan from a Fuji eruption is at ¥2.5 trillion ($25 billion). Historic eruptions of Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is the tallest volcano in Japan, and also the highest