{"id":163059,"date":"2024-05-16T10:50:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163059&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-05-16T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:51:09","slug":"alert-level-raised-to-2-at-mount-aso-amid-increased-volcanic-activity","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/alert-level-raised-to-2-at-mount-aso-amid-increased-volcanic-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert Level Raised to 2 at Mount Aso Amid Increased Volcanic Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Japan Meteorological Agency has elevated the eruption warning level for Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture to Level 2, signaling restrictions around the crater due to increased volcanic activity. This decision follows observations of significant sulfur dioxide emissions, reaching 1600 tons per day, and persistent volcanic tremors. Authorities urge caution against possible large eruptions that could generate large rocks and pyroclastic flows within approximately one kilometer of the Nakadake first crater. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.aso.kumamoto.jp\/2024\/05\/15\/%E3%80%90%E7%81%AB%E5%8F%A3%E8%A6%8F%E5%88%B6%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%91%E5%99%B4%E7%81%AB%E8%AD%A6%E6%88%92%E3%83%AC%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB2%E3%80%81%E7%81%AB%E5%B1%B1%E3%81%AE%E7%81%AB%E5%8F%A3%E5%91%A8\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aso City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_mount-aso-kumamoto_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Alert Level Raised to 2 at Mount Aso Amid Increased Volcanic Activity\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_mount-aso-kumamoto_2024_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_mount-aso-kumamoto_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_mount-aso-kumamoto_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_mount-aso-kumamoto_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan Meteorological Agency has elevated the eruption warning level for Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture to Level 2, signaling restrictions around the crater due to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":163058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163059","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-aso","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}