Our University's School of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, and Research Faculty of Agriculture will hold the 64th Clock Tower Salon "Let's Ask the School of Agriculture" on August 23rd.

Our University School of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, and Research Faculty of Agriculture hold a Clock Tower Salon at the Sapporo City Clock Tower (official name: former Sapporo Agricultural College Demonstration Hall). The theme of the 64th event is "Volcanic Lahar". Volcanic mudflows caused by volcanic activity are a major threat to areas with volcanoes. In 1926, a volcanic mudflow (called the Taisho mudflow) that occurred as a result of rapid snow melting due to volcanic activity on Mt. Tokachi caused extensive damage, turning the towns of Biei and Kamifurano into a sea of mud and driftwood. There were 144 casualties. Hokkaido is home to many active volcanoes, such as Mt. Tokachi, Mt. Tarumae, Mt. Usu, and Mt. Komagatake, and there are concerns that damage from volcanic mudflows will continue in the future. In order to effectively reduce disasters, it is first necessary to build a collaborative system of self-help, mutual help, and public assistance, as well as raise awareness of disaster reduction through public education.
At this event, Professor Takashi Yamada of our university's Research Faculty of Agriculture explained the actual situation of volcanic mudflows and various measures to reduce them, followed by Tomoyuki Minamisato, Deputy Director of the Hokkaido Sorachi General Reconstruction Bureau, who spoke about the Taisho era of Mt. Tokachi in 1926. I will explain the actual state of lahars and the lessons we should learn from them, based on my own research results on the Taisho lahars.

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