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Anak Krakatau reduced to quarter of its original size
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 30 (ANI): The volcanic Mount Anak Krakatau, also known as the 'angry child of Krakatoa', which had triggered a devastating tsunami striking the Sunda Strait here on the night of December 22, has reduced to a quarter of its size, Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology an
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Indonesia reroutes flights as Anak Krakatoa continues to erupt
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 27 (ANI): Indonesia has rerouted all fights around the volcanic Mount Anak Krakatoa in the wake of continuous eruptions, raising the alert for the volcano from Level II to Level III.
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Indonesia: Threat of another tsunami looms as volcano continues to erupt
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 26 (ANI): Indonesia has sounded an extreme weather warning till December 27 and has asked people to beware of lightning, landslides and floods due to heavy rains and the continued eruption of the volcanic Mount Anak Krakatoa.
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Turkey extends condolences to Indonesia tsunami victims
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 23(ANI): Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday expressed his condolences to the victims of the deadly tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sunda Strait on Saturday night.
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Death toll in Indonesia tsunami rises to 222
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 222 people have lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck Sunda Strait on Saturday night, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDMA) said on Sunday.
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 62
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 62 people were killed in the tsunami that struck Sunda Strait, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Sunday.
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High-altitude clouds becoming increasingly visible due to climate change
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 5 (ANI): The discovery of high altitude cloud formations was made possible in 1885 after the eruption of Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia increased the amount of water vapour in the air. Sightings of the clouds became more known during the 20th century, and scientists
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