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March 02, 2015

New volcano island getting big in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 02, 2015
Famously crowded Japan is getting a bit more space as a newly-formed volcanic island just keeps on growing. New footage of the remote Nishinoshima, some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) south of Tokyo, shows a volcano erupting up to six times a minute, spewing huge volumes of magma - and scientists say there is plenty more still to come. A tiny islet emerged in November 2013 right next to the original Nishinoshima, when molten rock cooled and began to poke its head just above the water. That s ... read more

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