Lava is supposed to be red—that’s volcanoes 101. But at Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen, the Earth decides to break the rules. Instead ...

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TEMPO.CO, Banyuwangi - The East Java chapter of the Natural Conservation Agency [BKSDA] has issued a circular announcing the reopening of Mount Ijen as of the early hours of Friday, April 6, 2018. The ...

We never thought we would find ourselves hiking to the center of an active volcano on the island of Java at two in the morning. But there we were, doing exactly that, along with our tour guide, five ...

It has been more than 64 years since Mount Ijen last erupted, but the volcano is still very much alive, and it is being mined by some of the toughest men in the world. They begin work shortly after ...

TEMPO.CO, Bondowoso - The intensity of gas burst at the Mount Ijen crater has reportedly lessened and returned to normal. The head of Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG), Gede ...

A VOLCANO in Indonesia started spewing thick clouds of sulphuric gas on Wednesday, leaving at least 30 people in hospital as locals reported suffering shortness of breath and vomiting. A heavy ...

JAKARTA — A sulfur miner was killed when volcanic activity at Mount Ijen in East Java released poisonous gas and triggered a 3-meter wave in a natural lake situated within the volcano’s crater on ...

It has been more than 64 years since Mount Ijen last erupted, but the volcano is still very much alive, and it is being mined by some of the toughest men in the world. They begin work shortly after ...