Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:07am on 05 Jul 2025,Saturday Weather & Environment
Mount Shinmoedake (Kirishima complex) erupted explosively on July 3 at ~15:37 JST, sending a towering ash plume ~6.7 km into the sky—the first major event since a small June 22 blast and the 2018 eruption . Japan Meteorological Agency elevated its alert to Level 3 on June 27 amid ground swelling, seismic tremors, and elevated sulfur dioxide (up to ~4 000 t/day) . Ashfall hit Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, prompting advisories to stay indoors, use masks, avoid water contamination, and observe a 3 km exclusion zone . Authorities caution about falling volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows, continuing round‑the‑clock monitoring and public alerts.
