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Indonesia’s Volcanoes Are Famous, But Is There a Way to Make Them Safer?

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Indonesia’s Volcanoes Are Famous, But Is There a Way to Make Them Safer?

Indonesia, a country famously made up of some 17,000 islands, is known for many things: fried rice, friendly people, Komodo dragons, Bintang beer, toothsome satay, emerald rice terraces, stunning waterfalls, and plenty of sunshine. It is also famous for its volcanoes, and scaling one of the country’s famed peaks is the highlight of a trip … Read more

Thousands evacuated in Philippines as Mount Mayon volcano spews lava and sulfuric gas | TheStarsHub

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Thousands evacuated in Philippines as Mount Mayon volcano spews lava and sulfuric gas | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  The Philippines’ most active volcano began spewing lava and sulfuric gas Sunday, prompting the evacuation of nearly 13,000 residents in the southeast of the country’s main island, authorities said. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recommended everyone within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius or “danger zone” of the Mount Mayon volcano be evacuated … Read more