Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Explained

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Elevation M:2165
Location:Honshū, Japan
Coordinates:36.6438°N 138.5279°W
Map:Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan
Relief:y
Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:January 23, 2018[1]

is a active stratovolcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan.[2] It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes. The largest of these is Yu-gama, an acidic emerald green lake with rafts of yellow sulfur sometimes seen floating on its surface.[3] [4]

On January 23, 2018, a minor phreatic eruption of the volcano occurred.[5] One person was killed, and others were injured in an avalanche triggered by the eruption.[6] The next day, new activity forced police to suspend search operations.[7] One month after the eruption, it was announced by prefectural officials that only the summit of the volcano was off limits to the public.[8]

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References

  1. News: ja:草津白根山が噴火 警戒レベル３に 気象庁. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180123/k10011298881000.html. 23 January 2018. NHK News Web. NHK. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123031653/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180123/k10011298881000.html. 23 January 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Kusatsu-Shirane. OSU Department of Geosciences. Oregon State University. 23 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Mt. Kusatsu-Shiranesan. Gunma Tourist Guide. Bureau of Tourism, GUNMA Prefectural Government. 24 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180125020013/https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/sightseeing/detail.php?sightseeing_id=9. 25 January 2018. dead.
  4. Kusatsu-Shiranesan. 283120. 2021-06-24.
  5. News: Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane saw repeated eruptions in the past. 24 January 2018. The Mainichi. The Mainichi Newspapers. 24 January 2018.
  6. News: McCurry. Justin. Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts. 23 January 2018. The Guardian.
  7. News: Volcanic tremors halt search ops after eruption. 24 January 2018. Japan Today. AFP. 24 January 2018.
  8. News: One month since eruption of Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane. 23 February 2018. NHK World. NHK. 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113010/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180223_28/. 24 February 2018. dead.

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