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Update: At Least 31 People Feared Dead After Japan Volcano Erupts
An anonymous reader writes "More than 30 people may be dead in a volcanic eruption in central Japan, the nation's second natural disaster in the past month. Nagano prefecture posted on its website that about 30 people had heart and lung failure, the customary way for Japanese authorities to describe a body until police doctors can examine it. At least four of the victims were being brought down from Mount Ontake on Sunday afternoon, one day after the volcano erupted."
I don't think I have ever heard of a volcano erupting without any warning whatsoever.
They found 31 bodies this morning. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-mount-ontake-eruption-in-japan-surprises-locals/
Has this website turned into CNN?
Japan owns nearly a trillion of US debt. Whitey be waitin on them.
Did that happen when Mt St Helens exploded?
Science already knows that not all eruptions produce tell-tale precursors.
154,889 other people died around the world today.
(source http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html, outdated, broken link)
That doesn't mean anything since the US could just say "fuck you" and not pay any back. What are they going to do about it?
just read that the volcano erupted without warning. wow Even Mount St. Helens in Washington gave a few months of waring with earthquakes and smoke plumes.
Have you ever driven up to Mt St Helens? There's nothing to loot except the Bigfoot museum.
I'm having a hard time getting started this morning. I read the Headline thinking post volcano people were afraid of zombie attack. Disappointing article. Get it now.
First, I see all deaths as negative things so am not trying to belittle the loss of any lives. That said, I believe that the person you responded to was missing a sarcasm tag. We have gotten much better at detecting volcanic activity ahead of an event, but not always, and the severity of the event is always a big question mark. I remember reports about bulging at Mt. St. Helen that had scientists giving out warnings of another eminent eruption for about a year. I used to check a watch site they had set up with camera feeds directly to the internet (site may still be active?). Seems like it became a scenario of the boy crying wolf, so people started ignoring the warnings after a time.
We have had other volcanic events occur without warning, and this very well could be the case here. (Minutes of seismic activity as a warning is not really a warning for those on the volcano). Obviously tragic for anyone on the volcano at the time of the eruption, but not unheard of.
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
Then the exchange rate for the dollar drops through the floor because nobody wants to hold them as a reserve currency anymore. Bank capital held in dollars becomes nearly worthless and lending seizes up, probably much worse than in 2008. When the economies finally recover, contracts for foreign goods and resources will probably be settled in Euros, Rubles or Renminbi.
Have gnu, will travel.
You have got it backwards. The Japanese have already banned guns, which is why they couldn't defend themselves against the volcano.
false, Japan allows those who have passed the hunter's licensing exam to own guns.
Can confirm. Was there not too long after it erupted. Ash was still visible piled up like drifts by some roadsides. One of the side attractions we missed was "See the buried A-frame". A few people were selling fused glass made with ash. We really couldn't get that close with the car. Not much steam or anything was coming out. You looked at this hazy thing in the distance, and you sort of saw something shimmering a bit. Then you went home. The helicopter ride certainly would have made it much more exciting... but I was partly scared for myself, and partly thinking that if anything happened my mother would never forgive my aunt. I was 12 at the time.
You have got it backwards. The Japanese have already banned guns, which is why they couldn't defend themselves against the volcano.
No guns? They are screwed when the giant lizard arrives.
Guns in the sense of hunting rifles are not what most gun laws are about, e.g. like owning and carrying a 6 shot colt/revolver around with you.
Cost free eBook I read (by iBook/Kobo/Amazon/ObookO/Gutenberg etc.): "The Green Odyssey" by Philip Jose Farmer.
You know who else carried guns? Nazis.
Volcano to Godwin in 5 posts!
Don't worry, they have a stock of biplanes and a flying turtle stashed away for when that happens.
Sue the volcano
Table-ized A.I.
Sayonara.
-1 yeah slashdot/ news for nerds stuff that matters.. Who is moderating this stupid website? WAY TO GO
That will never happen because everyone knows the USA comes up with all of the good shit.
First Fukushima, now Mount Ontake?
We should push for more stringent regulation of these kinds of disasters.