February 14, 2014

Kelud Eruption Likely to Form a Crater, Says Expert

Mount Kelud’s eruption on Thursday, February 13, was affirmed to change the shape of the volcano mountain. “The lava dome has disappeared,” said Gede Suantika, the Acting Head of Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) to Tempo on Friday, February 14. The 16-million-cubic lava dome, which had been a mascot for Mount Kelud tourism destination, was reported to […]

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February 13, 2014

Evacuation posts set up around Mt. Kelud

The government, through the Kediri Disaster Management and Displaced Persons Coordination Board (PBP) task force in East Java has prepared evacuation shelters following an increase in Mount Kelud’s volcanic activity. “We have set up 78 evacuation shelters in four districts, specifically Wates, Puncu, Kepung and Plosoklaten. Around 59,000 residents live around the volcano,” PBP head […]

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February 12, 2014

Haze disrupts flights, schools in Riau

The haze from forest and peatland fires in Riau has begun to disrupt flight schedules at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru as well as forcing a number of schools to close. Thick haze in Pekanbaru on Tuesday caused maximum visibility at only around 500 meters. At least five flights at Sultan Syarif Kasim […]

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February 11, 2014

BMKG Monitor Hotspots in Aceh, Sumut, and Riau

Based on the monitoring of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agent (BMKG), South Sumatra is still safe from hotspots that could potentially cause fire of forest and plantations, although the last few days several provinces in Sumatra started being detected many hotspots. [Read full text on Green Journalist]  

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February 11, 2014

Kelud Activity Rises, Climber Prohibited to Approach

The volcanic activity of Mount Kelud, East Java, increased. As of Monday (10/2) at 16:00 am, Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation raised its status to alert level III from its previous staatus, alert level II. It is recommended for climbers, tourists, and public not to approach the summit crater of Kelud. [Read full […]

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February 10, 2014

Another 15 Villages in Sinabung Should Leave

Activityof Mount Sinabung, Karo District, North Sumatra is still quite high. Earthquake is still dominated by hybrid earthquake which indicates the growth of the lava dome is still ongoing. The potential eruption accompanied by heat clouds, although its intensity decreases. Since Saturday (8/2) the eruption occurred two times and several times avalanches. Status is still on […]

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February 7, 2014

Relocation of 1.255 Sinabung Denizen Should be Done

Government plans for the relocation of denizen threatened by eruption of Mount Sinabung, Karo District, North Sumatera Province. The total population is 1,255 inhabitant to be relocated. Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation recommends Sukameriah Village, Bekerah and Simacem denizen in a radius of 3 km from the summit crater Mount Sinabung which threatened […]

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