Silent Volcano Becomes Active

February 4th,the volcano Shinmoedake became active and erupted in Japan after 52 years of silence. It started erupting on January 27th and continued on to shoot ash and smoke to heights of 3000 meters. On a side note, this is the volcano from the 1967 james bond movie,You Only Live Once.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-envisat-captures-volcanic-eruptions-japan.html