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But an eruption is unlikely to seriously affect any of the inhabited islands, including Aogashima, the agency said.If the eruption occurs around the Beyonesu Rocks, it will be the first since 1970, where a change of color in the ocean was last observed in 1988, the agency said.In 1952, an eruption in the area killed 31 crew members of a coast guard ship.

The remains of a whale, which washed up on the south side of the causeway, have now been removed
Experts believe that the highly decomposed carcass could be that of a sperm whale, which are found around the world including in the mid-Atlantic.
Marine biologists from the Société Jersiaise have removed bones and were also due to take teeth for sampling to establish the animal's species.
Francis Binney, a member of the Société Jersiaise's marine biology section, said that the creature had probably been dead for several months and was extremely pungent.
A spokeswoman for the Infrastructure Department confirmed that the animal's remains were cleared from the beach on Thursday between 8 am and 11 am and were taken to the animal carcass incinerator at Howard Davis Farm.
Authorities have begun evacuating parts of the Whitsunday region as cyclone Debbie continues to bear down on the north Queensland coastline.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects 'the very destructive core' of Debbie to cross the coast between Townsville and Proserpine as a category 4 early on Tuesday morning, with winds up to 260km/h and flash flooding.
More than 1000 emergency services personnel have already been sent to the region.
Isabel Flood said she was walking on the beach with her two sons and her dog, Chester, near Wya Point Resort in Ucluelet on Tuesday about 7:30 p.m. when Chester was attacked by what appeared to be a large dog.
Chester, off-leash at the time, was immediately overpowered and whimpered for help.
"It was viciously biting my dog around its neck and the hind quarter," Flood said.
As she got closer, she realized the animal was a wolf. Flood yelled and the wolf began to drag Chester into the bush.
50-year-old Sean Talley was found lying inside a pen March 12 with several punctures to his abdomen.
Montague County game warden Chase McAninch says it was an axis buck that attacked Talley.
Axis deer are classified as an exotic animal by the Texas Parks and Wildlife so they are not native or wild.
McAninch says normally you'll spot these deer behind a fence on someone's private property.
He added they are normally not considered aggressive, but like any animal, hormones can play a factor in any animal snapping.
According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, the sinkhole is at Walton County Highway 283 and 30A. It runs over 50 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 15 feet deep.
The road is currently closed at that location while work to repair the situation takes place.
Expect delay and plan accordingly. Use caution in the area as first responders are on scene at this time.
The remains of two vaquitas, a critically endangered species of porpoise, were found in the waters off the coast of California in the span of one month. A conservation group calls the discovery alarming.
The vaquita porpoise is on the verge of extinction, with only 30 left in the world, conservation group Sea Shepard says.
"It is devastating," said OonaLayolle, captain of Sea Shepard. "It's been like three years we are now patrolling the north of the Gulf of California and this is really what we don't want to see. It's just so sad."
Loyolle, who has been heading the organization for four years now, said they work in collaboration with the Mexican government to battle illegal fishing and poaching in the oceans.
According to Sea Shepard, a pre-born vaquita was found floating in the Gulf of California, just south of San Felipe on March 12.
Just a week later, the carcass of a female adult vaquita was found in the waters off Baja California.
Ryan Arsenault, a forestry engineer, was attacked Wednesday afternoon near Rivers Inlet at Draney Inlet, on the Central Coast, about 100 kilometres north of Port Hardy, said Arsenault's boss, Larry Fedorkie.
Another worker was nearby and came to Arsenault's aid, using bear spray to deter the grizzly.
"His quick actions certainly saved [Arsenault's] life," said Fedorkie, vice-president of Capacity Forest Management.
Arsenault suffered serious injuries to his left arm, including tissue and muscle damage, a broken right leg and a severe laceration to his head.
Arsenault, who is in his 30s, was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital for treatment. He underwent surgery on Thursday.
The area around the Kambalny volcano in Kamchatka has been put on alert after the volcano started spewing ash for the first time in over 200 years, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday.
Kambalny, which has a height of 2,156 meters above sea level, began spewing ash on Friday evening. The ash rose to a height of 7,000 meters above sea level and traveled a distance of 255km in a south-westerly direction.















