Scientist warns of Fuji eruption chaos

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ABC News - Mark Willacy, 10/13/12

A Japanese scientist has warned Mount Fuji is due for a "big-scale explosive eruption" that could affect millions of people and cause billions of dollars worth of damage.

Snow covers the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji, with the city of Gotenba below Photo: Sleeping giant - Fuji remains an active volcano, capable of causing carnage and chaos all the way to Tokyo (Koichi Kamoshida, file photo: Getty Images)


Last month a study found the magma chamber under the mountain has come under immense pressure, which could even trigger a volcanic eruption.

It said the added pressure could have been caused by last year's earthquake, which was followed a few days later by another large tremor directly underneath Fuji.

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