7 more volcanoes to be put under 24-hour surveillance

Sunday 15th February, 06:29 AM JST

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kwatt at 09:55 AM JST - 15th February

Sound like only matter of time?
YangYong at 10:24 AM JST - 15th February

Well, yes, that's what dormant volcanoes do, they sleep then... wake up. Time is the prime mover when it comes to natural occurrences set on geological scales such as hundreds, thousands, millions of years. It's only a matter of 'time' until the sun expands, collapses and becomes a red dwarf...
Molenir at 10:29 AM JST - 15th February

Sometime in the next 100 years? Wow, really urgent disaster warning then eh?

Seriously though, is this really news? Don't they monitor these volcano's already for signs of eruption? If they're putting these under 24/7 watch, does that mean there is real possible danger soon? Or are they downplaying this with the 100 year thing so as not to panic people?
Statistician at 11:41 AM JST - 15th February

Just so long as the police aren't given responsibility for the job. It needs doing properly.
blvtzpk at 11:49 AM JST - 15th February

Volcanoes - you're on notice, OK? OK???
jonobugs at 01:12 PM JST - 15th February

As far as I understand things like volcanoes, there is a constant pressure that builds up. Small releases of gas, heat, etc will reduce the pressure and keep the volcanoes from becoming dangerous. However, there is no way to accurately predict when a volcano will erupt. With the right amount of pressure, it could erupt now, or stay dormant for a hundred years.

I'd like to know how they use GPS though. I mean, it's not like the volcanoes are going anywhere...
illsayit at 01:32 PM JST - 15th February

Lets guess the time,is what they are trying to do right? I hope they let us all in on the results
solarbuster at 01:32 PM JST - 15th February

They can use GPS to see movement and ground swell, it is not the same as your car a bit more precise and they also use fixed LAZERs. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/about/faq/faqmonitoring.php
TheMarion at 02:38 PM JST - 15th February

Strange........... This is the 14th of Febuary and five days from today is the 19th and the day the Marines landed on Iwo Jima (Sulphur Island) and introduced to the world an extinct volcano name of Suribachi - now wouldn't it be a real omen if Suribachi would spring to life on the 22nd on this month?
YangYong at 02:52 PM JST - 15th February

Marion: No.
TheMarion at 10:00 PM JST - 15th February

YangYong; i concur, however - I was just taking my mind fora walk.
ThonTaddeo at 12:10 AM JST - 16th February

Today the volcanoes, tomorrow the foreigners, next week the whole population!

I'm sure the government is anxiously awaiting good results from these prototype cameras.
cuddles2009 at 12:36 AM JST - 16th February

anyone want to place bets on which volcano and what time it will erupt?

Place your bets. Opps gambling here is illegal

maybe I could do it through a pachinko or horse/boat racing outlet

cheers
techall at 10:11 AM JST - 16th February

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volcanoes to be put under 24-hour surveillance

Don't lose those volcanoes!