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Climate Change Is Erasing Humanity’s Oldest Art
WIRED   24 May 2021   Indonesia   Sulawesi island  
Photograph: Putu Artana/Alamy
<p>The limestone caves and rock shelters of Indonesia's southern Sulawesi island hold the oldest traces of human art and storytelling, dating back more than 40,000 years. Paintings adorn the walls of at least 300 sites in the karst hills of Maros-Pangkep, ...
13 dead, dozens missing after two landslides hit village
Yahoo News   12 January 2021   Indonesia   West Java province  
Landslides triggered by heavy rain in the village left at a number of people died and injured, officials said. Source: AP
<p><br />Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia&rsquo;s West Java province over the weekend.<br />At least 13 people were killed and 29 others injured in the landslides that were triggered by heavy ...
Volcano in Indonesia Erupts with Electric-Blue Lava at Night And It's Mesmerizing
News18   10 July 2020   Indonesia  
<p>An eerily beautiful volcanic eruption in Indonesia will you leave you mesmerized.<br />Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia erupted electric-blue fire, that trickles down the mountain slope at night attracting crowds of tourists and photographers.<br />A Paris-based ...
Indonesia's volcano spews massive ash cloud
The Indian Express   27 March 2020   Indonesia  
(Photo | AFP/BNPB)
<p>JAKARTA: Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted on Friday, shooting a column of ash some 5,000 metres (16,000 feet) into the air in its second major eruption this month.<br />Ash and sand-covered areas several kilometres (miles) away from ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Indonesia's Tanimbar region
ABC News   26 February 2020   Indonesia   Tanimbar  
<p>An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has struck the Tanimbar region in Indonesia, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says.<br />The Indonesia Geophysics Agency and the BoM said there was no tsunami potential from the quake.<br />Northern Territory residents told ...
Death toll from Jakarta landslides and flash floods reaches 60
The Japan Times   05 January 2020   Indonesia   Jakarta  
Rescuers search for missing people at a village hit by a landslide in Cigudeg, West Java, Indonesia, on Saturday. | AP
<p>JAKARTA &ndash; Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia&rsquo;s capital, and rescuers struggled to search for people apparently buried under tons of mud, officials said Saturday.<br ...
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
Khaleej Times   19 September 2019   Indonesia   East Java  
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<p>An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude rocked Indonesia's East Java province on Thursday, but was not a potential for tsunami, an official at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.<br />The quake rocked at 2.06pm with an epicenter at 56 km of Tuban ...
Series of aftershocks hit Indonesia after earthquake kills two
Aljazeera   15 July 2019   Indonesia   Moluccas islands  
Antara Foto/ Reuters
<p>Indonesia's Moluccas islands have been hit by a series of aftershocks after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee their homes.<br />The United States Geological Survey said Sunday's quake was centred ...
Indonesia plans to start building 7km sea bridge linking Batam and Bintan next year
The Straits Times   11 July 2019   Indonesia  
PHOTO: REUTERS
<p>JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) - Indonesia plans to start building its longest sea bridge next year to connect two islands near Singapore and boost growth and trade with the neighbouring hub.<br />The 7km bridge connecting Batam and Bintan will cost as much as 4 trillion ...
Filed under: Construction News
Death Toll From Indonesia Landslide Climbs to 17
The New York Times   05 March 2019   Indonesia   Sulawesi  
Rescue workers carrying a body bag containing a victim of the landslide at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia last week.Antara Foto/Reuters
<p>HONG KONG &mdash; A weeklong, round-the-clock search for victims of a landslide that may have buried dozens of miners in Indonesia is still underway, a rescue official said Tuesday, as the confirmed death toll rose to 17.</p>