Scientist warns of Fuji eruption chaos [1]
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.
[2] 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, [3] 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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