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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Mount Fuji Overdue for Eruption, Experts Warn


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Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest peak, is also arguably the world's most closely watched active volcano. Studies show the mountain has erupted on average every 30 years, but has now been quiet for the past 300. The long repose has experts worried that Fuji could be overdue for a major eruption.

Photograph by Timothy G. Laman/National Geographic/Getty Images