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Climate & Change, Nature, Nov 26th, 2010,
While the Merapi volcano on the Indonesian island of Java is still active, a second volcano – Mount Bromo – erupted today, around 5:40 pm local time. Mount Bromo, a volcano located about 275 km (170 miles) east of Mount Merapi, spew dark grey ash cloud of half a kilometer (0,3 miles) into the air. Although the Bromo volcano erupts at least once a year and although it currently does not pose a treat to the residents of the region surrounding it, Indonesian officials remain cautious as the Bromo volcano usually does not spew hot ash or debris. Mount Merapi’s…
Tags: Bromo eruption, Bromo volcano, Indonesia, Java, Mount Bromo, Mount Merapi
Climate & Change, Nature, Nov 1st, 2010,
Java’s Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted again today. The latest eruption is stronger than the eruption from last Tuesday. There are currently no reports of casualties. The authorities evacuated more than 50.000 people in the last few days, fearing that the volcano’s activity is not about to end soon.
Tags: eruption, Indonesia, Java, merapi, volcano
Climate & Change, Nature, Oct 30th, 2010,
Last night the Merapi volcano on Java erupted again, killing at least 2. This brings the death toll to 38 since the first eruption of the volcano earlier this week. Last week alone, with the tsunami hitting the shores of several Indonesian islands and with the eruption of Merapi, at least 450 people were killed. 300 people are still missing in the regions where the tsunami reached Indonesia. Rescue workers are having a hard time to look for survivors due to bad weather conditions and lack of adequate equipment.
Tags: Indonesia, Java, merapi, natural disasters, tsunami, volcano
Climate & Change, Nature, Oct 27th, 2010,
Last Monday we reported an earthquake of 7,5 on the Richter scale hit south of Sumatra. Yesterday Java’s Merapi volcano erupted, killing 25 people. Then a tsunami hit the western part of Indonesia, killing at least 113 people, many more still reported missing. Although the Indonesian authorities did alert the population on Monday for the dangers of a possible tsunami following the 7,5 magnitude earthquake, they revoked the alarm soon after. The tsunami eventually did reach the western part of Indonesia, with 3-meter high waves breaking on the shores of several islands. 400 homes where washed away in the process….
Tags: earthquake, Indonesia, Java, natural disaster, tsunami, volcano, yanomami
Climate & Change, Nature, Oct 26th, 2010,
Java’s Merapi volcano’s increased activity we told you about yesterday, resulted in three eruptions this morning, “spewing volcanic ash as high as 1.5 kilometers and searing heat clouds down the slopes”, according to local government volcanologist Surono. Since the increased activity of the volcano, and especially after the first eruption this morning, evacuation of local population has begun. A perimeter of 10 kilometers around the crater of the Merapi volcano was set up, and close to 19.000 people where asked to leave the hills of the mountain. Volcanologists predicted this eruption to be bigger than the 2006 eruption, and they…
Tags: eruption, Indonesia, Java, lava, merapi, volcano
Climate & Change, Nature, Oct 25th, 2010,
Last Friday, one of the worlds most dangerous volcanoes, showed an increase in activity with hundreds of seismic quakes and dozens of lava eruptions. This weekend, the Indonesian authorities, started the evacuation of 40000 people living around the Merapi volcano. The Merapi volcano is said to be one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes. Its last active burst dates from 2006, when 2 people died due to fume exposure. Before that, in 1994, 66 people died when the Java volcano erupted. But this is nothing compared to what happened in 1930. That year, close to 1400 people died because of…
Tags: eruption, Java, merapi, natural disaster, volcano
climate change, Politics, Videos & Documentaries, Mar 27th, 2010,
The Citarum River in West Java, Indonesia is one of the most toxic waterways in the world. The river is choked with industrial pollutants, garbage and sewage – yet some 30 million people depend on its waters. Villagers who live near the Citarum have no choice but to use the toxic river water for bathing and drinking. Though they boil it to kill bacteria before drinking, poisonous heavy metals and chemicals remain. Scavenging for trash and recyclables has replaced the once plentiful fishing in parts of the river. Furthermore, extensive logging and farming are contributing to flood conditions in near…
Tags: Al Jazeera, Citarum, CNN, Eco Solutions, flood, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, Pollution, river, TOXIC, water
Climate & Change, Feb 23rd, 2010,
Several days of heavy rain in parts of Java – Indonesia’s main island – have resulted in deadly landslides killing 5 people, with at least 60 remaining buried under mud. Thousands of Indonesians have been made homeless due to recent flooding on Java. The latest landslide happened on a tea plantation in a mountainous village in the Ciwidey district, near West Java’s capital city Bandung. According to the AFP the landslide occurred at 8 am local time. The village – named Tenjoljaya – is located about 90 miles (145 km) south of Jakarta. The Red Cross said about 500 villagers…
Tags: AFP, Bandung, flooding, Indonesia, Java, landslide, Red Cross
