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[Sad] Not content with earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornados, US government
2008-05-14 13:12:00 Reuters
Speedboats from Merak, Banten to Anak Rakata, Krakatau
2008-04-07 17:46:00 A number of speedboats that was used to transport people from Merak, Banten to Bakauhuni, Lampung will be functioned as tourism boats for people visiting Anak Rakata, Krakatau. These boats were not productive due to the declining of passenger volume.Hotels and other tourism elements already spoke to PT Angkutan Sungai, Danau dan Penyebrangan (ASDP) Merak, Banten and they responded well. The ASDP ready to co-operate with others to using these speedboats. Right now there are limited transportation to Krakatau and/or Anak Rakata therefore using these speedboats are a good news.Source: Suara Pembaruan (in bahasa)
Three Aussie dads conquer 3 volcanoes for disadvantaged kids
2008-03-20 12:22:00 Australian businessmen, Paul Tobin, Michael Brial and Mark Patterson, who joined forces to raise money for The Smith Family, have just returned home after completing the gruelling 3V Challenge. The team successfully climbed three of New Zealand?s volcanoes, two of them active. Their tremendous efforts raised over $70,000 with donations still coming in for The Smith ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Three Aussie dads conquer 3 volcanoes for disadvantaged kids", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=330" } );
Povi - Life in Volcanoes
2008-03-13 22:54:00 Povi - Life in volcanoes Nuevo link !! enjoy
By: Musiteka
Climbing Ecuador?s Volcanoes
2008-03-11 15:58:00 A successful first big-mountain expedition generally requires three things: good weather, easy access, and reliable beta. Ecuador doles up the first two requirements in spades. And now, with this article, you have the third. What follows is a detailed account of how to plan your mountaineering visit to Ecuador, complete with the latest route descriptions ...
Bedbugs & Volcanoes...
2008-02-24 16:11:00 The countdown continues...only 11 days to go till ´B' day when we hop aboard our banana boat in Costa Rica. We're currently in Granada on the shores of the vast inland sea that is Lago Nicaragua, though we're heading south to the world's biggest lake island - Omotepe today to stay on a co-operative finca for a few days as the journey draws to a close. Another bonus has been an additional ´Slow Traveller´column for the Observer which this week covers our seat-of-the-pants adventures on the crater of a live volcano and an unfortunate few nights wrestling with voracious bedbugs. No me gusta.26th Observer columnOne of the constant challenges of travelling is finding a place to stay. We've had to do this over 120 times during the last twelve months. The task is made harder by the fact that you are invariably tired, ratty and hypoglycaemic when you’re doing it. After passing through 31 countries we’ve learnt that ignoring the guidebook and going with a local tout is not always...
By: Slow Travel
Travel To Bali Volcanoes By Helicopter
2008-02-13 10:35:00 Bali is an Indonesian island located, the western most of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island. The island is home to the vast majority of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music. And Bali island in Indonesia is renowned for its natural beauty and as a fabulous tourist attraction. However, the island is also known for its terrorist attacks in recent years. Since then, the people of Bali have recovered and the island is now a hotspot for tourists from all over the world once again, especially for its beach resorts and volcano helicopter tours. The island's ecology and geography are greatly influenced by the towering mountain range of volcanoes that dominat...
Fires, Drought, Volcanoes? Claim Psychics
2008-02-06 21:21:00 We are just concluding the Year of the Pig which supposedly brought calamities, and now entering the Year of the Earth so we can say good-bye to floods and storms and look forward instead to fires, dought, and possible volcanic eruptions– at least that is waht psychics are predicting and we all know they are ...
Daily Photo - Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
2008-01-20 19:04:00 A road going through a lava field in Volcanoes National Park
Povi - Life in Volcanoes
2008-01-19 17:47:00 Povi - Life in Volcanoes Trip-Hop californiano o algo asi, no tiene madre la de A Place in the Sun y Red. En una cancin hablan en espaol pero se escucha bien chicano hahaha lalala
By: Musiteka
Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban Parahu), the legendary volcano from West Java
2008-01-18 19:23:00 Tangkuban Perahu, or Tangkuban Parahu in local Sundanese dialect, is an active volcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, West Java. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists can hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs upclose. This stratovolcano is on the island of Java, has erupted about seventeen times since 1826 and last erupted was in 1983.The name translates roughly to "upturning of (a) boat" or "upturned boat" in Sundanese, referring to the local legend of its creation.The story tells of "Dayang Sumbi", a beauty who lived in West Java. She cast away her son "Sangkuriang" for disobedience, and in her sadness was granted the power of eternal youth by the gods. After many years in exile, Sangkuriang decided to return to his home, long after the two had forgotten and failed to recognize each other. Sangkuriang fell in love with Dayang Sumbi and planned to marry her, only for Dayang Sumbi to recognize his birthmark just as he was about to go ...
Bali Volcanoes Tourist Attractions
2008-01-17 00:00:00 Bali island in Indonesia is renowned for its natural beauty and as a fabulous tourist attraction. However, the island is also known for its terrorist attacks in recent years. Since then, the people of Bali have recovered and the island is now a hotspot for tourists from all over the world once again. The island’s ecology ...
By: Resources zone
Video of Wild Indonesia (2)
2007-12-26 17:44:00 The unique of Indonesian faunas combine with the most beautiful nature in the world. Come and feel the tropical rain forest, wild of Indonesia. Find it here, in Indonesia. Source: Youtube
Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra
2007-12-24 19:35:00 Kerinci Seblat National Park located in four provinces of Sumatra: West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu and South Sumatra Provinces. Most of the area is the Bukit Barisan Mountain Ridge (part of Alpide Belt). Geographically, this National Park located at 10031'18" - 10244' E and 17'13" - 326'14" S with total area is about 1,368,000 Ha: * 353.780 Ha (25,86%) in West Sumatra Province; * 422.190
Video of Wild Indonesia (1)
2007-12-22 20:36:00 A video that describe the wild and beauty of Indonesian nature and animals. The beauty of life in Indonesia. The simple geological history of Indonesia that create the greatest archipelago on earth. The color of Indonesian tropical animals that different from other countries on a planet. The magnificent life above and below water. The unique of Indonesian Ring of Fire that formed million years
Summit Close Ups of Two African Volcanoes
2007-12-12 23:02:00 Seen on NASA Earth Observatory Summit Close Ups of Two African Volcanoes High-resolution images Nyamuragira (6.4 MB JPEG) Nyiragongo (10.2 MB JPEG) Two East African volcanoes, Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo, account for 40 percent of all recorded eruptions in Africa. The two volcanoes sit along the edge of the Western Rift, part of a giant crack in the Earth?s ...
Meteorite dates lunar volcanoes
2007-12-06 14:04:00 Volcanoes were active on the Moon’s surface soon after it was formed, a new study in the journal Nature suggests. Precision dating of a lunar rock that fell to Earth shows our satellite must have had lava erupting across its vast plains 4.35 billion years ago. This is hundreds of millions of years earlier than had been ...
Krakatau, Sunda Strait
2007-11-23 19:22:00 Krakatau Volcanic Complex lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra Island. This complex are islands of Rakata (Krakatau Besar/Big Rakata), Verlaten (Sertung), Lang (Rakata Kecil/Small Rakata or Panjang) and Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau). The first three islands are the remnant of the Krakatau Volcano, and Anak Krakatau is the new island that constructed after the eruption of Danan and Perbuatan volcano.It has erupted repeatedly, massively and with disastrous consequences throughout recorded history. The best known eruption culminated in a series of massive explosions on August 26-27, 1883.This volcano has started erupting again in October and November 2007, when hot gases, rocks, and lava were released. Scientists monitoring the volcano have warned people to stay out of a 3km zone around the island.How to get thereThere are several route that can be used.1. From Tanjung Priuk (Priuk Harbor), Jakarta use Jet-Foils or cruise2. From Labuan Harbor, Banten (Java Island) use ...
Sunda Strait Festival not affected by Krakatau`s activities
2007-11-23 19:22:00 The Sunda Strait Festival which will be held to celebrate the 51st anniversary of South Lampung district will not be affected by Krakatau lesser`s volcanic activities, a local official has said. "There is no official information about prohibition to hold events including shipping activities on the Sunda Strait due to Krakatau lesser`s activities so that the festival remains to be held," spokesman for the South Lampung district administration, Sugiarto, said here Sunday. The festival will have many activities and most of them will take place on the sea like a swimming contest to cross the 38-kilometer long strait and a traditional rowing competition on November 30, 2007, as well as a jet ski exhibition and parachuting attraction on December 1. "The cross-country competition on Mt Rajabasa will be held on November 12, and a 10-K race on November 13," he said.Source: Antara News
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- A Beautiful Destination Indeed
2007-11-14 00:00:00 When most people think of HAVO, what comes to mind is usually basic information that’s not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there’s a lot more to HAVO than just the basics. Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there’s more to HAVO than you may have first thought. ...
Volcanoes could have caused dinosaur deaths
2007-11-12 17:16:00 Instead of being driven to extinction by death from above, dinosaurs might have ultimately been doomed by death from below in the form of monumental volcanic eruptions.
Pathetic Postings Today, Unicorns, Mangy Coyotes, and Volcanoes
2007-11-03 06:28:00 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2I’ve had an “off day” two articles I’ve been working on most of the afternoon never panned ...
Three volcanoes simmering in Indonesia
2007-10-27 02:36:00 Scientists in Indonesia closely monitored three simmering volcanoes across the disaster-prone nation Friday, including the offspring of infamous Krakatau off Sumatra island.Ash has been spewing some 200 metres (yards) into the air since Tuesday at Anak Krakatau, or Child of Krakatau, the volcano left behind after Krakatau blew in 1883 and killed some 36,000 people, scientist Agus Budianto told AFP.Anak Krakatau forms part of a popular international tourist destination about 40 kilometres off Sumatra island. Visitors typically tour the waters around the volcano by boat.Meanwhile, Mount Soputan on Sulawesi island spewed more smoke and lava, a day after the volcano, one of Sulawesi's most active, shot clouds of smoke 1,500 metres (one mile) into the air and lava down its slopes.On Indonesia's main island of Java, Mount Kelut remained on red alert, meaning an eruption is feared at any time.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Factbox : Indonesia's volcanoes
2007-10-18 09:48:00 VOLCANOES IN INDONESIA:-- Local vulcanologists estimate there are 129 active volcanoes scattered across the country's more than 17,000 islands. Around three quarters of the volcanoes lie on the Sunda Arc. Sweeping 3,000 km from northwest Sumatra to the Banda Sea, the arc traces the junction of tectonic plates. -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says Indonesia has the world's largest number of historically active volcanoes -- 76. It is second only to Japan for total dated eruptions, with 1,171 compared to Japan's 1,274. JAVA: HOTSPOT FOR INDONESIA'S MOST ACTIVE: -- Eighty of the 129 considered active are "Type A" -- most active since 1600 -- Indonesia's Directorate of Volcanology says. -- A quarter of all Type A volcanoes -- 21 -- are on Java island. There are 20 Type A volcanoes on Nusatenggara, 12 on Sumatra, nine in the Banda Sea, six in North Sulawesi, five each in Sangihe and Halmahera and two on Bali Island. WORST ERUPTIONS: 1. April 10-15, 1815: Mt Tambora on Sumbawa is...
Erik the Broken Hearted And The Perils of Tropical Volcanoes
2007-10-02 06:05:00 “A man sits as many risks as he runs. For as long as a man is alive, there is a chance that he may die.” Share This Article Visit TSM for full story--->
VIDEO: Hingol National Park & Mud Volcanoes of Balochistan
2007-09-25 12:00:00 Owais Mughal In March 2007 we introduced the Mud Volcanoes of Balochistan. Many photos of that post were taken from the website of 4×4 Off-Roaders Club. I recently had an email conversation with Mr. Hamid Omar , a member of this club, who introduced me to the following Video. It shows the adventures of the club ...
Google Now Tracks Earthquakes and Volcanoes
2007-08-27 23:33:00 You can track now earthquakes and volcano activity using Google Maps Using USGS Mapplets now you can show earthquake and volcano acticity: Earthquake: Location Time Magnitude Background Other Content such as: Google Earth KLM ShakeMaps Did You Feel it? Volcano Mapplet: Based on ground-based and aviation hazards Summary of the volcano Link with additional information [Google LatLong: Track and explore real-time earthquakes and volcanic activity]
Five Most Active Volcanoes In The World
2007-03-26 08:30:00 Five Most Active Volcanoes In The WorldHere's a list of five most active known volcanoes that have been erupting continuously since 1986. (Click on image to enlarge.)Kilauea Volcano - HawaiiHalemaumau Crater at Kilauea's summit. 40' wide lava flow, 20' deep, this lava flow was a quarter mile from the end of Chain of Craters Road. Lava burns through shrubs near the Chain of Craters road. Methane explosions were every-where! Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It is the youngest volcano situated on the Island of Hawaii. Located at 19.425 N 155.292 W, it has been continuously erupting since January 3, 1983, & its oldest dated rocks are about 23,000 years old. Here are the 'virtual' field trips of Kilauea's summit through the NASA Virtually Hawaii Project. For recent status report, updates, and information releases, click here.[Source(s):1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.]Arenal Volcano - Costa Rica Arenal is one among the most active & the youngest stratovolcano in ...
By: algebra of life
Geritol, Massive Sun Shade and Volcanoes Might Save Earth, Scientists Claim
2007-03-16 20:22:00 Scientists around the world are coming up with ways to help combat global warming, including a 'Geritol solution', a massive sun-shade over the earth and man-made volcanoes.Yes, those are just some of the ideas from scientists around the world to help fight global warming, according to the Associated Press.One professor at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California said the proposed "remedies" show just how desperate we are: "Of course it's desperation,” professor Stephen Schneider said.“It's planetary methadone for our planetary heroin addiction. It does come out of the pessimism of any realist that says this planet can’t be trusted to do the right thing,” Schneider said.Don't be surprised to see all kinds of interesting, strange and plain old stupid ideas in coming months.The ideas are spewing like an erupting volcano (scientists want to build man-made volcanoes to emit more sulphur into the atmosphere) after billionaire Richard Branson offered a $25 million prize l...
Pesticides rising to Costa Rican volcanoes - spectroscopyNOW.com (subscript
2007-03-15 10:27:00 Pesticides rising to Costa Rican volcanoesspectroscopyNOW.com (subscription), UK -- 2 hours agoCosta Rica is a small country in central America, nestling between Panama to the north and Nicaragua to the south and bounded to the east and west by the ...
Mud Volcanoes of Balochistan
2007-03-03 00:02:02 Owais Mughal Pakistan’s Balochistan province is gifted with a diverse landscape. Among many geological wonders here, one big attraction is the presence of 18 mud volcanoes. Infact world’s largest and highest known mud volcano is located in Balochistan. The altitiude of highest mud volcano here is 300 ft. The mud volcanoes of Balochistan are not only located on the land but from time to time they appear as small temporary islands in the Arabian Sea also. To reach the most famous group of these mud volcanoes, one has to travel west of Karachi on the Makran Coastal Highway (N10). The turnoff to the volcanoes is 38 km short of Hungol (also pronounced as Hingol) river. A 1×1 ft board here says ‘Sapt Post’. Get off the road at this sign and follow the dirt tracks towards Arabian Sea and you’ll reach the mud volcanoes. The signboard photo to the right above is the place where Makran Coastal highway meets River Hungol (also pronounced as Hingol). 7 mud v...
Can we make volcanoes for college credit?
2006-12-15 06:09:01 Busy Boy was telling me how he didn't ever want to leave home to go to college. I assured him that when it was time for him to go that he'd feel differently. Busy Boy: "I don't think so, can you home-college me?"
By: Busymom.net
The Volcanoes of Hawaii
1969-12-31 19:00:00 These five shield volcanoes are Kilauea, Kohala, Mauna Kea, Hualalai and Mauna Loa. Kilauea Kilauea is the most active of the five shield volcanoes, and is also the most active all over the world. In fact, its name is derived from the Hawaiian word which means “spewing” or “much spreading”. Kilauea’s most recent eruption on January 3, ... |
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