Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano continued its days-long eruption on Tuesday, sending ash clouds several miles long into the nearby air. According to Reuters, at least 8 villages have reported being covered in ash, and activities like tourism and mining in the area have been temporarily halted as a result of the volcano. Located in central Java, Merapi is the country’s most active volcano. Though this most recent activity does not seem to pose significant risk to residents yet, Merapi has a hist

🌋🚨 5 VOLCANOES. 5 ERUPTIONS. ONE PLANET UNDER PRESSURE. 🚨🌋 These aren’t predictions. These are real eruptions — happening across different continents, different tectonic plates, at the same time. 🔥 Confirmed eruptive activity: • Mount Etna — lava fountains & ash • Popocatépetl — explosive ash columns • Mount Merapi — pyroclastic flows • Reykjanes Peninsula — fissure eruptions • Kanlaon Volcano — sudden explosions 🌍 Different locations 🌋 Same global window ⚠️ Earth releasing pressure This

A new eruption on Indonesia’s Mount Merapi in Java has sent a huge cloud of ash into the sky above the eastern slopes of the mountain. | Al Jazeera English