The Active Volcano in Japan; Mount Fuji

The most famous mountain in Japan is also one of its most dangerous. As, Mount Fuji is still an active volcano which only about 300 years ago produced a destructive eruption which was 30% larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens. This video will discuss that eruption and elaborate on how Mount Fuji grew to its modern height.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA)
[2] Japanese Meteorological Agency, 55, Fujisan
[3] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger without an asterisk after their name are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/c..., Used with Permission
[4] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by    / geologyhub   on Oct 5th, 2022.
[5] Sano, T. & Fukuoka, T. & Ishimoto, M.. (2011). Petrological constraints on magma evolution of the Fuji volcano: A case study for the 1707 Hoei eruption. Mem. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 47. 471-496.
[6] J. Ewert, A. Diefenbach, D. Ramsey, "2018 Update to the U.S. Geological Survey National Volcanic
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0:00 Mount Fuji
1:12 Red Coloration
1:52 Geologic History
3:28 1707 - 1708 Eruption
4:29 Future Hazards