This is hardly the «no impact» of the 2005 - drought on the forest suggested in various news reports. (realclimate.org)
The eruption came as a surprise, given how long the volcano had been dormant — various news reports state that the volcano's last eruption was anywhere between 400 and 9,000 years ago. (scientificamerican.com)
Various news reports said he was retiring because of his age. (sciencemag.org)