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From a community on the verge of extinction to one forever on the edge of danger. my next destination takes me 600 kilometres south to japans third—largest island and the city of kagoshima, in the shadow of the countrys most volatile mountain, sakurajima. japan is home to 108 active volcanoes, more than almost any other country. beneath us, three peaks of the volcano and two craters. there are three eruptions a day on average from sakurajima, and today, its happily gurgling sulphuric gases, ma...

From a community on the verge of extinction to one forever on the edge of danger. my next destination takes me 600 kilometres south to japans third—largest island and the city of kagoshima, in the shadow of the countrys most volatile mountain, sakurajima. japan is home to 108 active volcanoes, more than almost any other country. beneath us, three peaks of the volcano and two craters. there are three eruptions a day on average from sakurajima, and today, its happily gurgling sulphuric gases, ma...

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Sakurajima and today, it is happily gurgling sulphuric gases, making the air pungent. 100 years ago, there was a massive eruption from this volcano, which basicallyjoined it to the main island. it used to be a separate island. in fact, all the time, new islands are being created all across japan because of volcanic activity. 5,000 people live in this area, their daily lives constantly affected basically by what this volcano does. so, what is it like actually living down there? only a couple of m...

100 years ago there was a massive eruption from this volcano, which basicallyjoined it to the main island. it used to be a separate island. in fact all the time, new islands are being created all across japan because of volcanic activity. 5,000 people live in this area, their daily lives constantly affected basically by what this volcano does. so what is it like actually living down there? only a couple of months before our visit, 77 people here were evacuated. akira ohmura is a local tour guide...

Gases, making the air pungent. 100 years ago there was a massive eruption from this volcano which basicallyjointed to the main island. it used to be a separate island. even now new islands are being created across japan new islands are being created acrossjapan because new islands are being created across japan because of volcanic activity. 5000 people live in this area. their daily lives are constantly affected by what this volcano does. so what is it like actually living down there? 0nly what ...

Beneath us, three peaks of the volcano and two craters. there are three eruptions a day on average from sakurajima. and today its happily gurgling sulphuric gases, making the air pungent. 100 years ago, there was a massive eruption of this volcano which basicallyjoined it to the main island. it used to be a separate island. in fact, all the time, new islands are being created across japan because of volcanic activity. 5,000 people live in this area, their daily lives constantly affected basicall...

For the first time in 800 years, a dormant volcano in Alaska is showing signs of activity underneath the surface. Does this mean that an eruption is underway?