The Pompeii of Indonesia?
May 14, 2012 | Popular Archaeology
Excavations near the base of Tambora volcano reveal furnished buildings with dead occupants buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash. |
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Volcanic History of Sumatra Region
May 11, 2012 | Oregon State University
“A new study, funded by the National Science Foundation, shows that the residents of [the Sumatra] region are at risk from yet another potentially deadly natural phenomenon – major volcanic eruptions.” Quoted from the Oregon State press release. |
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Rare: M8.6 Strike-Slip Earthquake
April 11, 2012 | The Washington Post
Today’s M8.6 earthquake off the western coast of Sumatra was exceptionally large for being generated by a strike-slip fault. |
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Tsunami Warning Systems Tested
April 11, 2012 | CNN.com
Today’s magnitude 8.6 and magnitude 8.2 earthquakes off the western coast of northern Sumatra produced small tsunamis that tested warning systems developed since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. |
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World’s Smallest Vertebrate
January 11, 2012 | MSNBC
Paedophryne amanuensis, a tiny frog found in Papua New Guinea has been judged to be the smallest vertebrate animal in the world. It is just 7.7 millimeters lon |
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Gamalama Eruption Causes Crop Problems in Indonesia
December 28, 2011 | The Jakarta Globe
Indonesia’s Gamalama Volcano has been erupting with numerous ash falls that killed nearby crops and causing a financial catastrophe for farmers. |
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Leading Coal Exporters
December 28, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
Australia is the world’s leading exporter of coal but exports from Indonesia are growing rapidly. Both of these countries are positioned to serve the rising coal demands of China.
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Seismicity of the Australia Plate
December 27, 2011 | USGS
Plate “boundary segments that ring the Australia plate represent some of the most seismically active elements of the global plate boundary system, and some of the most rapidly evolving plate interactions. As a result, there are some very complex structures which host many large and great earthquakes.” Quoted from the USGS publication release. |
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Earthquake Swarms at Anak Krakatau
October 5, 2011 | Borneo Post
Anak Krakatau is a volcanic island in the Sunda Straight between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It is showing signs of possible eruption with several thousand earthquakes being recorded each day. The volcanic island formed at the site of the 1883 Krakatau eruption, one of the most explosive in recorded history. |
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Attitudes of People towards Indonesian Volcanoes
September 20, 2011 | Associated Press on Google
An Associated Press article provides some insight on how people who live close to Indonesian volcanoes such as Tambora and Merapi respond when signs of activity occur. |
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Signs of Unrest at Tambora Caldera, Indonesia
August 31, 2011 | Eruptions Blog
The Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has raised the alert level from I to II for the Tambora Caldera due to increased seismic activity in the region. |
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Ash Plumes at Anak Krakatau
August 4, 2011 | Earth Observatory
“Site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the 19th Century, Anak Krakatau (also known as Krakatoa) has been intermittently active for the past several decades. On July 31, 2011, a wispy ash plume rose above the volcano and drifted west.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory press release.
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Eruption at Mount Lokon, Indonesia
July 17, 2011 | Montreal Gazette
On Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, about 4,800 people have been evacuated as Mount Lokon began erupting on Thursday. It is one of the more active volcanoes in Indonesia. |
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