Within 2 weeks it gained more than 170 meters of new lava ground or 70,000 square meters.
![nishinoshima grows, nishinoshima grows japan, Eruption and lava flow at Nishinoshima volcano](http://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nishinoshima-grows.jpg)
Last month, Nishinoshima started erupting again after a rest of more than a year and a half.
![nishinoshima grows, nishinoshima grows japan, Eruption and lava flow at Nishinoshima volcano](http://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nishinoshima-grows-3.jpg)
The island has now expanded more than 180 meters on the southwest side and about 170 meters on the west.
![nishinoshima grows, nishinoshima grows japan, Eruption and lava flow at Nishinoshima volcano](http://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nishinoshima-grows-1.jpg)
This is equivalent to an increase of 70,000 square meters and a total of 2.75 square kilometers for the island.
![nishinoshima grows, nishinoshima grows japan, Eruption and lava flow at Nishinoshima volcano](http://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nishinoshima-grows-2.jpg)
Scientists believe the island could still continue growing in the future.
Imagine, expertes thought Nishinoshima wouldn’t grow that large after the first eruption. There is no exact SCIENCE, especially in volcanology.
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