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Thousands Flee Volcano

#1 Postby Janice » Sat May 13, 2006 8:10 am

More than 20,000 people have been urged to evacuate their homes ahead of an "imminent" eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi. A lava dome forming at the peak of one of the nation's most dangerous and active volcanoes has triggered fresh concerns. Authorities are going door to door on Saturday to encourage residents to leave the densely populated slopes.

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#2 Postby wx247 » Sat May 13, 2006 8:12 am

I think that picture speaks for itself. Wow.
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#3 Postby Stephanie » Sat May 13, 2006 8:22 am

That is an impressive picture.
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#4 Postby Janice » Sat May 13, 2006 8:28 am

Is this an indication as to how this years nature will treat us?
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#5 Postby TexasStooge » Sat May 13, 2006 12:51 pm

Wow! And I thought the tornadic weather in the US was chaotic. :eek:
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#6 Postby Janice » Sat May 13, 2006 12:53 pm

This could really be another crazy season/year all over the world.
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#7 Postby SouthFloridawx » Sat May 13, 2006 1:23 pm

Isn't that where the tsunami effected area was worst hit, in Indonesia?
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#8 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Sat May 13, 2006 1:28 pm

So this is no toba or yellowstone?
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#9 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Sat May 13, 2006 1:52 pm

The main thing to be concerned with that this could spread that new killer bird flu around.
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#10 Postby Janice » Sat May 13, 2006 1:58 pm

Could it cause an earthquake?
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#11 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Sat May 13, 2006 2:03 pm

No volcano have nothing to do with earth quakes(The fault ones) But volcano can have something like earth quakes as the magma pushs to the surface.
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#12 Postby Aslkahuna » Sat May 13, 2006 6:00 pm

Merapi is a very active volcano and although dangerous is not overly likely to prduce the kind of eruption to have Global effects.

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#13 Postby Janice » Sun May 14, 2006 6:20 am

Thanks for the info, guys
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#14 Postby LSU2001 » Sun May 14, 2006 1:21 pm

This is currently the other big story in Indonesia at the moment. As matt alluded to.
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Fifth bird flu death in family

JAKARTA, Indonesia A fifth member of an Indonesian family has died of bird flu on the island of Sumatra.
A senior Indonesian medical official says an investigation into the source of the infection is under way. The official also says samples from the patients have been sent to a World Health Organization-accredited lab in Hong Kong for confirmation.

Indonesia's death toll from the H-Five-N-One bird flu strain stands at 25. The toll is the second highest in the world, behind Vietnam.

Several victims have been members of the same family or lived near each other. Health officials closely study such groups of cases, known as "clusters."

Scientists are trying to determine whether the virus has mutated into a strain that can pass easily between humans. Such a scenario could be a precursor to a pandemic.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=4901562&nav=23Ku
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