1.   Over the past year, two major Japanese volcanoes have erupted.

2.   The recent eruption of two major Japanese volcanoes has also prompted policy-makers to study a worst-case scenario for Mt. Fuji.

3.   A major volcano has begun erupting in the Papua New Guinea city of Rabaul, Radio New Zealand reported Monday.

4.   Forty Royal Navy marines left England for the British West Indies island of Montserrat to help locals facing a possible major volcano eruption.

5.   Forty Royal Navy marines left England Thursday for the British West Indies island of Montserrat to help locals facing a possible major volcano eruption.

6.   Two major volcanoes that surrounded that picturesque harbour erupted for several weeks, burying hundreds of buildings under tonnes of ash.

7.   Other major volcanoes in the region are the Mikeno and the Karisimbi.