User:Logangarvin/Hōei eruption

Article Evaluations
The article gives a lot of good information regarding the eruption, but the tone and scope are very abrupt. On top of this, one of the sources is a .com website, while including a bibliography, may be inaccurate in its descriptions of the eruption. It also employs the use of a simile within the description of the volcanic ash eruption which feels "unencyclopedic" in a way. It could definitely be built upon and refined in many different ways. -Logan Garvin

Our article, The Hoei eruption, has a lot of broader information on the eruption but fails to dig deeper into the details of the eruption. Some things I feel it is missing are the number of deaths that the initial eruption caused (if any). Additionally, I wish the article talked more about what affect the ash that the eruption produced had on the people and environment. After doing just a little bit of research I believe a lot more information on the eruption can be added particularly about the build up to the eruption and the aftermath. -Reid Jones

Our article, like Reid and Logan have previously stated, does offer some information about the volcano and it's eruptions, but the data is not all there. As far as a bibliography goes, I believe the article does a sufficient job of using proper sources, as well as using sources that are credible, however, I believe with added information, this bibliography can be far more expansive. I also believe that much more information about the effect this volcano had on its surroundings can be included. -Dylan Strafaci

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Starvation Following Eruption
Many of the casualties caused by the Hoei eruption were due to flooding, landslides, and starvation after the fact. As ash fell after the eruption, crops began to fail, leading to mass amounts of starvation in the Edo area. Due to debris that included large rocks, floodwater, and ash, people could also not move easily to other places, which lead to further starvation in the Edo area.

Local Implications
An influx in volcanic ash in the air and atmosphere affected the population of Tokyo with widespread breathing problems and generally unclean air. Ash that was released from the eruption fell to the earth and covered many crops in the area, stunting growth. There is not an estimate for how many deaths were a result of the eruption.

The explosion caused heavy damage to nearby cities, including the destruction of 3 Temples and 72 houses in Subassiri town around 10km away from the volcano itself. The Hōei eruption, from 1707-1708 had a disastrous effect on the people living in the Fuji region. Not only did a following tsunami cause over 5,000 casualties, but the tephra released from the volcano caused an agricultural decline, leading to many in the Fuji area to starve to death. In years after the eruption, debris including sand, ash, and rocks were dumped onto nearby fields east of Mount Fuji. In order to retain their crops, farmers piled this debris into piles. When it rained, however, these piles of sand and ash were washed into nearby rivers, such as the previously stated Sakawa River.[ The flooding of fields and shallowing of rivers caused even further agricultural decline, and lead to more starvation throughout the eastern region of Mount Fuji.

Threat of More Eruptions
Based on the internal pressure inside the volcano that scientists have recently measured, speculation of a possible eruption is high. The current pressure inside the volcano is an estimated 1.6 megapascals. Damage is estimated to cost Japan over $25 billion dollars. A repeat of the 1707 Hoei eruption is also said to impact over 30 million people in the highly populated areas of eastern Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and parts of Yamanashi, Saitama, and Shizuoka.

Response to peer review:

After reading the peer reviews I believe our group can do a better job of getting information about the aftermath of the eruption and the affect on the community. We can do this by continuing to do additional research on the damage the eruption caused such as number of deaths, affect of ash, and more. Additionally, we could make our article more organized by adding additional sections to the article along with graphs and diagrams.

Eruption
3 years prior to eruption, rumbling began in 1704 from February 4th to February 7th. 1 to 2 months prior to the eruption earthquakes could be felt around the base of the volcano, with magnitudes reaching as high as 5.

The event was characterized as a plinian eruption, with pumice, scoria, and ash being shot into the stratosphere and raining down far east of the volcano.

Landslides soon followed the eruption due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the area.