Andie Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 This Indonesian volcano has been erupting since 2010 but rather than calming down, it has taken it up a few notches. Clouds of ash have continued to rain down and over 26,000 people have evacuated. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/indonesias-mt-sinabung-erupts-more-than-30-times-spewing-ash-and-lava-and-forcing-26000-to-flee/story-fni6um3i-1226801957865 . Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hopefully Mt. Cinnabon calms down soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiztehbest Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Pretty nuts. I wonder when the next Pinatubo will happen. Something that will influence the climate to a measurable extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 The pyro clastic flows have become the principal threat recently as the volcano sends collapsing buildup down the sides. This super heated material is impossible to escape and has claimed 14 lives so far. Sinabung has been in an extremely active and dangerous cycle now and shows no tendency to stopping soon. "At least 14 people died and another 3 were severely injured and based on some of the images I’ve seen, they clearly were killed in a pyroclastic flow as they show the effects of very high temperature exposure (I won’t link to these images or video as they are very graphic). With the style of dome collapse eruptions, it is hard to predict when an eruption might occur — it is dependent on when the dome can no longer remain whole and a part of it breaks off, so even if the overall activity at the volcano seems low, a new dome collapse could occur, triggering an explosion. This betrays the importance of keeping out of the evacuation zone even if it appears that the volcano is “quiet”, because once a pyroclastic flow has begun, there is little-to-no chance of escaping if you are too close." Erik Klemettihttp://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/14-people-killed-pyroclastic-flow-sinabung/#more-523861 Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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