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Als der Tod nach Europa kam. Ausbruch des Vulkans Tambora
Die größte Katastrophe in der Menschheitsgeschichte war der Tambora-Ausbruch nicht: "Das war wahrscheinlich die Eruption des Supervulkans Toba auf Sumatra vor 76.000 Jahren", erklärt Walter. "Er war um den Faktor 20 gewaltiger, über 2800 Kubikkilometer Asche sind dabei ausgeworfen worden." Forscher sprechen von einem sogenannten genetischen Flaschenhals: Nur wenige Tausend der Menschen damals überlebten die auf den Ausbruch
Als der Tod nach Europa kam
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The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. It produced thick clouds of ash that created global effects.
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The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815
Die heftigste je aufgezeichnete Explosion
Anfang April 1815 brach in Indonesien der Vulkan Tambora aus - das Jahr 1816 ging deshalb als das "Jahr ohne Sommer " in die Geschichte ein
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JOGJA HIP HOP FOUNDATION
A short film by Vincent Moon about how Jogja Hip Hop Foundation did live performance in a village that was wrecked by Mount Merapi eruption in Central Java, where they also became volunteers in the aftermath. Shot in Ploso Kerep Village.
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The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program about Kelut& Merapi
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Blasts from the past: RI’s volcanic history
Blasts from the past: RI’s volcanic history
Philip Rich, Contributor, Jakarta | Fri, 12/10/2010 9:55 AM
Troublemakers: Mt. Bromo (large crater) and Mt. Semeru belong to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Courtesy of Philip RichTroublemakers: Mt. Bromo (large crater) and Mt. Semeru belong to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Courtesy of Philip Rich Mount Merapi’s recent eruptions, tragically ending the lives of more than 300 people, are just the latest reminder that we live in the most volcanically active country on earth, with almost 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
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Mount Merapi’s alert status lowered
Mount Merapi’s alert status lowered
Sri Wahyuni and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Sat, 12/04/2010 1:06 PM
Mount Merapi’s alert status was lowered as of Friday evening, but people living on the slopes of the volcano were told to remain cautious of possible secondary eruptions.
Residents were also reminded about the danger of floods of mud whenever there were heavy rains at the volcano’s peak.
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Farmers flee as world's deadliest volcano rumbles
Farmers flee as world's deadliest volcano rumbles
Associated Press | Tue, 09/20/2011 9:33 AM
Bold farmers in Indonesia routinely ignore orders to evacuate the slopes of live volcanoes, but those living on Tambora took no chances when history's deadliest mountain rumbled ominously this month.
Villagers like Hasanuddin Sanusi have heard since they were young how the mountain they call home once blew apart in the largest eruption ever recorded - an 1815 event widely forgotten outside their region - killing 90,000 people and blackening skies on the other side of the globe.
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