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Arab News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Arab News
What We Are Reading Today: ‘Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change'
Author: Richard V. Fisher 'Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change' explores the science and mystery of volcanoes. The author chronicles not only their geologic behavior but also their profound effect on human life. The book covers the surprisingly large variety of volcanoes, the subtle to conspicuous signs preceding their eruptions, and their far-reaching atmospheric consequences, according to a review on Tourists will find their scientific curiosity whetted by this informative and entertaining book.
CNA
23-05-2025
- Climate
- CNA
Indonesia quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses
JAKARTA: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday (May 23), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties. The tremor hit at 2.52am local time (7.52pm GMT on Thursday) at a depth of 68km, with the epicentre offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS. The country's meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 6.0 with the epicentre at a depth of 84km, adding that there was no potential for a tsunami. The tremor damaged more than 100 houses and at least six public facilities in the provincial capital of Bengkulu city, Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said in a press conference on Friday. "In Bengkulu city, 140 houses were affected (by the quake), eight of which collapsed, meaning (they) cannot be repaired," Abdul said. In the Central Bengkulu district, two houses were lightly damaged due to the quake, he added. Some locals in Bengkulu were woken up by the jolt and immediately rushed outside. "During the quake... (my) house's window shook strongly. That was what woke us up," Erick Catur Nugroho, 36, told AFP. "We spontaneously (carried) the children outside the house. When outside, all the neighbours that I saw were not in their house, (they were) in front of the doors." Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. A magnitude-6.2 quake that shook Sulawesi in January 2021 killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless. In 2018, a magnitude-7.5 quake and subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi killed more than 2,200 people.
Zawya
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Zawya
6.3-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra island
JAKARTA - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The BMKG reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 10 kilometres. The quake did not pose a tsunami risk, authorities were no immediate reports of injuries. Indonesia lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a tectonic zone characterised by frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia raised the alert level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki to the highest after it erupted eight times over the weekend, its volcanology agency has said. Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores island in eastern Indonesia, spewed volcanic ash between 3 km (1.86 miles) to 5.5 km high on Sunday, Muhammad Wafid, the agency's head said in a statement late on Sunday. "Our analysis showed that the activities of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki are still high so we raised the status level starting on Sunday at 08:00 p.m. (1200 GMT)," he said. Images shared by the agency showed clouds of thick grey ash billowing from the crater. Rumbling noises with low to high intensity were heard from the nearest monitoring post during the eruption, Wafid added. On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching 1.2 km high ash clouds. The agency said a six-kilometre radius from the crater must be cleared and warned the residents of the risk of cold lava flow from the crater once heavy rains took place. There has not been any evacuation of residents or flight cancellations due to the eruptions so far, said Heronimus Lamawuran, a local government official. In March, an eruption at Lewotobi Laki-laki forced some airlines to cancel and delay flights into Bali, including Australia's Jetstar and Qantas Airways. At least nine people were killed and thousands were evacuated when the volcano erupted in November last year. Indonesia sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire", an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
Reuters
19-05-2025
- Reuters
Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano
JAKARTA, May 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia raised the alert level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki to the highest after it erupted eight times over the weekend, its volcanology agency has said. Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores island in eastern Indonesia, spewed volcanic ash between 3 km (1.86 miles) to 5.5 km high on Sunday, Muhammad Wafid, the agency's head said in a statement late on Sunday. "Our analysis showed that the activities of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki are still high so we raised the status level starting on Sunday at 08:00 p.m. (1200 GMT)," he said. Images shared by the agency showed clouds of thick grey ash billowing from the crater. Rumbling noises with low to high intensity were heard from the nearest monitoring post during the eruption, Wafid added. On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching 1.2 km high ash clouds. The agency said a six-kilometre radius from the crater must be cleared and warned the residents of the risk of cold lava flow from the crater once heavy rains took place. There has not been any evacuation of residents or flight cancellations due to the eruptions so far, said Heronimus Lamawuran, a local government official. In March, an eruption at Lewotobi Laki-laki forced some airlines to cancel and delay flights into Bali, including Australia's Jetstar and Qantas Airways ( opens new tab. At least nine people were killed and thousands were evacuated when the volcano erupted in November last year. Indonesia sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire", an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
