Indonesian Volcano Releases Biggest Eruption

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Indonesian Volcano Releases Biggest Eruption

VOA News 03 November 2010

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted with renewed force Wednesday, prompting

evacuations of residents from emergency shelters to locations even further from

the volcano.

Indonesian government volcanologist Surano said Wednesday's eruption was three

times more powerful than Merapi's first blast on October 26.

The volcano sent hot ash and rocks five kilometers into the sky, forcing

authorities to widen the evacuation zone around the mountain from 10 kilometers

to 15 kilometers.

The new eruption happened as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

visited emergency shelters housing 70,000 evacuees from earlier eruptions.

Surano said shelters within the expanded danger zone will be moved further away.

It may be weeks before the evacuees can return to their homes.

Mount Merapi's eruptions have killed at least 38 people, most from burns and

suffocation. There was no immediate word of any casualties from Wednesday's

blast.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters

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Some reports are saying the eruptions could continue for months to come.

In a message dated 11/3/2010 1:24:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

Indonesian Volcano Releases Biggest Eruption

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Gee whiz!

Just think about all those pollutants spewing into the atmosphere! Won't that

offset any efforts we all make to clean up the air and prevent climate change?

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Some reports are saying the eruptions could continue for months to come.

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Gee whiz!

Just think about all those pollutants spewing into the atmosphere! Won't that

offset any efforts we all make to clean up the air and prevent climate change?

Administrator

Some reports are saying the eruptions could continue for months to come.

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I've read that volcanoes emit more of the various pollutants each year than humans do. One in Antarctica is supposed to release more than all US industry by itself. I think our money would be far better spent adapting to future possibilities such as warmer weather or colder than trying to actually impose our own changes and controls to maintain some imagined status quo. I've been reading about some scary stuff that seems to really be happening, such as dumping aluminum into the air from jets to reflect sunlight back into space. This seems to be real because some countries are complaining about the US doing this without asking them, crop yields are declining because of aluminum build up in the soils and the sky is more white than blue now, which is one of the side effects of the process. I wonder what lasting damage is being done to the ecosystem by the vanity of a few humans who think they can "undo" damage caused by CO2 emission by dumping a toxic metal into the air and all without studies to determine the long-term effects.

In a message dated 11/4/2010 1:21:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

Gee whiz!Just think about all those pollutants spewing into the atmosphere! Won't that offset any efforts we all make to clean up the air and prevent climate change?Administrator