Technology & Science
Sakurajima Blasts 4.4-km Ash Column, Grounds 30 Flights in First Major Plume Since 2024
In the early hours of 16 Nov 2025, three eruptions from Sakurajima’s Minamidake crater lofted ash 4.4 km high—its tallest plume in 13 months—and forced Kagoshima Airport to cancel roughly thirty flights while authorities kept the alert at Level 3.