Indonesia Scientists Monitor 3 Volcanoes

[Minstrel Boy]

Indonesia Scientists Monitor 3 Volcanoes
Indonesian Scientists Closely Monitoring Three Volcanoes That Have Rumbled to Life

MOUNT TALANG, Indonesia Apr 14, 2005 — Scientists on Thursday were closely monitoring three volcanoes that have rumbled into life, activity they link to December's massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra Island and the powerful temblors that followed.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the slopes of Mount Talang in west Sumatra, which erupted Tuesday, showering dust over nearby villages and spreading panic among villagers.

On Thursday, many of the villagers returned home to tend their crops and animals but were planning to return to makeshift camps and public buildings like schools and mosques

Authorities have declared the other two Anak Krakatoa off Sumatra's southern tip and Tangkuban Perahu in west Java province off-limits to hikers, citing a buildup of gas inside the peaks and an increase in volcanic eruptions.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=670853



Residents carry their belongings as they flee from their homes at the slope of Mount Talang amid fears of the volcano's eruption, in Batu Bajanjang near the town of Solok, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, Thursday, April 14, 2005. Thousands of people have been evacuated from around the volcano which erupted Tuesday, showering dust over nearby villages and spreading panic among jumpy villagers. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

[shadowknows69]

1. anyone get the feeling

the pacific rim isn't going to ba a very good place to live soon? It's like the earth is about to shake itself apart.

[Warpy]

2. Let's hope gas doesn't start bubbling up in the Toba caldera

If that one blows, it's the end of a helluva lot of people all over the world.

[jayfish]

3. Great, All We Need Is Four...

more and we'll have Revelation hysteria run amok. I can't wait.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3482379

Jay