webfact Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash into sky By Angie Teo Mount Sinabung volcano erupts as seen from Kuta Rakyat village in Karo, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia March 2, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Sastrawan Ginting/via Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 5 km (3.1 miles) on Tuesday, in its first big eruption since August last year, the country's volcanology centre said. Mount Sinabung's activity has increased since last year and the alert for the volcano in North Sumatra province has been placed at the second-highest level. No casualties were reported, but an official had earlier urged people to stay at least 3 km from the crater, Indonesia's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said. Videos on social media showed little panic among residents over the eruption, which sent a column of white ash into the blue sky. 2021-03-02T144551Z_1_LOV000MTG1WDC_RTRMADV_STREAM-2000-16X9-MP4_INDONESIA-VOLCANO-UGC3-ROUGH-CUT.MP4 Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3.1 miles in its first big eruption since August last year, the country's volcanology center said. Wirda Br Sitepu, a 20-year-old resident, told Reuters that the situation had calmed and said "the mountain is not erupting, and the ash has decreased." Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes. Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country. Sinabung had been inactive for centuries before it erupted again in 2010. (Editing by Martin Petty and Ed Davies) -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-03-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 You just know they will vaccinate Thailand and then close it again for nearby volcano interruption ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted March 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2021 How long before the Thai government blame the air polution on Mount Sinabung rather than more local influences? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Damrongsak said: Scary stuff. If one chooses to reside under a volcano yes.. I'd agree. But life is about choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Little scary to think of the super-volcano that the scientists are quite sure is hiding underneath Indonesia...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 A troll post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 volcanic eruption is occurring all over the world as well as increased earthquake activity, the shift is on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Well another eruption, and I wonder how much carbon it sent into the air? Any real scientists around to make a ball park calculation? Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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