(Blog in progress -- A more thoughtful and meaningful narrative will follow -- as time permits.)
It is well known among my friends, family and colleagues that I am a volcano enthusiast. I am starting this blog to share my collection of personal stories drawn from my own life experiences dating back to the time that I first witnessed a volcano eruption as a child. I am starting with Mt. Merapi because it is the story of the time.
Here's a raw footage on the eruption of Mount Merapi:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVitigd74lM&NR=1
This one is about the tsunami that hit Western Sumatra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LggOVWQcDjU&NR=1
Mount Merapi spews volcanic material.
Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Klaten, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Searing gas and molten lava poured from Indonesia's deadly volcano in an explosion three times as powerful as last week's devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.
Use your mental creativity and tell me what you see within the molten lava
flowing out of the crater of the volcano.Do you see a female figure? Can you elaborate?
The remote islands of Mentawai can only be reached by a 12-hour boat ride, and rescuers battled rough seas to get to the remote Indonesian islands pounded by a 10-foot tsunami that swept away homes, killing more than a hundred people. Scores more were missing and information was only beginning to trickle in from the sparsely populated surfing destination, so casualties were expected to rise.
The fault that ruptured early this month on Sumatra island's coast also caused the 2004 quake and monster Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
Preparing for the worst, disaster officials sent 200 body bags to the islands.
Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago, and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire — a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.
The country's most volatile volcano, Mount Merapi, 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) to the east, started to erupt at dusk Tuesday, November 2, as scientists warned that pressure building beneath its lava dome could trigger one of the most powerful blasts in years.
The 7.7-magnitude quake that struck late Monday just 13 miles (20 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor was followed by at least 14 aftershocks, the largest measuring 6.2, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Molten lava flows from the crater of Mount Merapi captured in this extended time exposure photograph taken from Klaten district in Central Java province. An avalanche of heat clouds that can kill anything in their path streamed nine kilometers down the slopes of the volcano
Striking pictures of what a volcano eruption can do to living creatures. Thanks for sharing. Thank goodness we only need to worry about the threats of earthquakes in California, LOL.
ReplyDeleteCAN'T LIVE WITH THEM,
ReplyDeleteCAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM.
you simply amaze me, maria.
ReplyDeletewhere can i find the rest of the novel? reading this chapter relives the horrible experience of my family during the eruptions. i can't believe it's been 20 years since. i thought papa was going to have a heart attack at the time. he tried to haul way too much during the evacuation.
i can't wait to read your novel in its entirety.
please email me the link.