-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- *First we have large tornadoes in Texas. Now Volcanic eruptions. Could this be related to solar flares??? Watch for extreme events to occur over the next three days. Mitch Battros Japan's Mount Usu Erupts...03/30/00 By Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press Date, Japan - Hot rock rained down and a column of ash and smoke rose over the snowy countryside as the Mount Usu volcano erupted Friday on Japan's northernmost main island. There were no immediate reports of injury. Experts monitoring seismic activity had predicted the eruption, and had already evacuated more than 11,000 residents from homes at its base. Roughly 51,000 people live in this town and two others near the 2,416-foot mountain, 475 miles north of Tokyo. The eruption came just hours after roads began cracking from growing fissures on the flanks of the snow-capped mountain, early signs of the magma swelling below the earth. Experts had warned residents that a major eruption could come at any time. The magnitude of this eruption wasn't immediately clear. The appearance of fissures was seen as particularly ominous. The meteorological agency issued an emergency warning earlier Friday to announce that cracks on the mountain are increasing in number and growing in length, splitting roads in some cases. Intense earthquake activity went into a fourth day Friday. Thousands of quakes have been registered around the montain.. On Thursday, observers aboard a military helicopter found that magma had pushed open cracks on the volcano's western slope and near its base Thursday. One fissure on the western slope stretched 100 yards. Worried that an eruption would melt the snow on the volcano's flanks and cause mudslides, authorities ordered the evacuation of 4,137 homes in this town at the volcano's base and two others - Sobetsu and Abuta. Together, the towns have a population of 51,300. Sanitation was becoming a problem as residents taken to shelters were unable to take baths, and everyday necessities were running low, said Yoshio Nagasaki, mayor of Abuta. "The longer the duration of the wait, the harder it becomes," he said. The area is known for a scenic lake and hot spring resorts, but hotel owners began turning tourists away Wednesday. Residential areas near the volcano were deserted except for police cars blocking the roads, town officials checking for stragglers and abandoned dogs scampering about the streets. In Tokyo, an emergency task force was set up at Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's residence. Some 3,000 army troops in Hokkaido were on standby. Japan is one of the world's most eruption-prone countries, with 86 active volcanoes, according to Japan's meteorological agency. The agency describes an active volcano as one that has erupted at least once over the last 2,000 years. Mount Usu last erupted in 1977 and mudslides caused by eruptions that continued into the following year left two people dead and destroyed nearly 200 homes. Experts said earlier that an eruption of Usu would probably be similar to Mount Unzen in southern Japan in 1991, when several eruptions sent avalanches of hot rocks sweeping down, killing 43 people and leaving nearly 2,300 homeless. _____________________________________ Equation: Sunspots = Solar Flares = Magnetic Shift = Shifting Ocean and Jet Stream Currents = Extreme Weather Come and visit our "Extreme Weather" message board and share your experience or reports of extreme weather phenomena in your area. Message Board: http://earthchangestv.efc-inc.com/Weather/ Mitch Battros Producer - Earth Changes TV http://www.earthchangesTV.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
