New Discovery at Supervolcano Appears to Point to Potential Eruption

New Discovery at Supervolcano Appears to Point to Potential Eruption
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A supervolcano in Japan could erupt within the next 100 years as geologists recently discovered it beginning to wake up from a 7,300-year-old slumber.

A lava dome has been steadily expanding within the Kikai caldera, which lies south of Japan’s southernmost island.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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