Large Meteor Fireball Turns Night into Day over Indonesia
A bright meteor has lit up the sky in Sulawesi, Indonesia on 16 March 2021 at 9:20 PM. Videos from the event show a bright fireball streaking across Pagimana District, Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi lighting the dark sky. Residents of Gorontalo Province who saw the meteor said that they heard a loud boom sound when the meteor lights up the … Continue reading
Mysterious Flashes Seen at Night Near Erupting Mt. Agung in Indonesia
Today I was watching the 10-minute imagery from the Japanese Himawari geostationary weather satellite for the next eruption of Mt. Agung in Bali, Indonesia, and in the last hour or so there have been some distinct flashes in the nighttime imagery, which you can access here. These only show up in the nighttime imagery. Thinking this was just sensor noise, … Continue reading
Indonesian Authorities Expand Evacuation Zone, Close Airport Due to Mount Agung Eruption
Indonesian authorities on Monday expanded the established danger zone around an erupting volcano that is hurling ash 9,800 feet into the atmosphere and whose explosions could be heard over seven miles away. Experts said lava is welling up in the crater, sometimes reflected as a reddish-yellow glow in the ash plumes. The agency raised the volcano’s alert to the highest … Continue reading
6.7M Earthquake Hits Off Coast of Indonesia – Just MILES from Bali Volcano
INDONESIA has been hit by a huge earthquake just miles from where the Mount Agung volcano in Bali is at risk of eruption. The 6.7 magnitude quake hit this morning just between the Pacific and Indian oceans. It landed in the Ring of Fire, so-called because a huge number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions take place there. The quake, which … Continue reading
Volcanic Eruptions to Cause Earth ‘Cool Down’, Meanwhile Record Arctic Sea Ice Growth Continues
Vanuatu evacuates an island due to volcanic eruption, Bali evacuates villages due to volcanic eruption, Sinabung erupts, but what they don’t tell you is that every Grand Solar Minimum there are massive eruptions that destroy global crop production. Now with record Arctic sea ice growth in 2017, the most ever recorded in September, the global warming crowd is just hoping … Continue reading
Evacuation of Nearly 1000 as Volcanic Activity Rises in E. Indonesia
Authorities are preparing to evacuate nearly 1,000 people living in dangerous zones as Banda Api volcano in Maluku province in eastern Indonesia has turned more active, officials said Thursday. Mount Banda Api in Maluku Tengah district has issued several tremors in the past few days, forcing authorities to ban any activity within a 1-km. radius from the crater, Devi Kamil, … Continue reading
Shaky End of Year: A Series of Very Powerful Quakes Plus A Very Rare Quake Event
As we approach the ending of 2016 it seems the Earth is getting pretty active seismically speaking. We’ve seen some very large quakes and there was even one that occurred in a place not known to receive much shaking. Not only did it occur in a rare place but the magnitude was quite large for that location. The rare quake … Continue reading
Powerful 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Indonesia
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 has struck 130km southeast of Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey says. At least 18 people have been killed and dozens more left trapped and injured after an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Heavy machinery is being used to rescue people from collapsed homes after a … Continue reading
Mount Rinjani in Indonesia Erupts Sending Ash Cloud 2 km High – Airport Affected
Mount Rinjani on Lombok, Indonesia, erupted on September 27, 2016 sending a column of ash rising up to 2 km in the sky. The plume of ashes enveloped Mataram city and hampered flight at the Lombok international airport. The eruption took place at 14:45 local time. The cloud of ash is spreading southwest of the crater and fall down on … Continue reading
3 Indonesian Volcanoes Erupting at Once, Disrupting Some Flights
Eruptions at three volcanoes in Indonesia have darkened skies in parts of the archipelago and disrupted some flights. Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island near Bali, the Sinabung volcano on Sumatra Island and Mount Gamalama in the Moluccas chain of islands have all erupted in the past couple of days. No one has been injured, but flights at two airports have … Continue reading
