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Environment
Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts more than 1,000 times this month
Mount Ibu on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island has erupted more than 1,000 times this month. A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report on Sunday, and efforts are underway to evacuate thousands of villagers living near Mount Gorogoro. Mount Ibu on the remote island of Halmahera in North Maluku province…
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Earth
Unraveling the physics behind severe flash flooding in Indonesia’s new capital
(Left) A devastating flash flood occurred in Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara (IKN) on March 16, 2022. (Right) Mesoscale convective system (MCS) structure during the event illustrated using brightness temperature data from the Himawari-8 satellite. Credit: Eddie Hermawan Since the establishment of Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara (IKN), extreme hydroclimate has emerged as a serious environmental issue. One of the most notable…
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