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Indonesian volcano active for sixth day
Jakarta (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spilled lava and heat clouds for a sixth consecutive day Thursday, sending trails of molten rock down its western slope for the first time, scientists said. In the first six hours of Thursday, Merapi sent 80 lava trails spilling down its slopes, some reaching down two kilometers (one mile), said Tri Yani of the vulcanology office in Yogyakarta, located south of the simmering peak. "It is the first time that lava was seen flowing to the west," Yani said, adding that the volcano had also released heat clouds. The 2,914-meter (9,372-foot) high volcano, which set off alerts in mid-May, had gradually calmed down before reawakening on Saturday following a strong earthquake that shook the region, killing over 6,200 people. Scientists have warned that the earthquake could increase the threat posed by the smouldering volcano, saying the magma dome forming at the peak may crack or collapse, spewing out millions of cubic metres of volcanic rock and lava. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
US wary as Atlantic hurricane season starts
New Orleans (AFP) Jun 1, 2006 The Atlantic hurricane season started Thursday with experts predicting more storm misery on Caribbean and US coasts while New Orleans is still battling to get over the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. |
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