Volcanic eruption injures sand miner in Indonesia

An eruption of Mount Semeru on Saturday left a sand miner with severe burns after he was struck by superheated volcanic material in Indonesia's East Java province, authorities and local media said.

Indonesia's near-identical, 'Twin Peaks' volcanoes form striking mirror image — Earth from space

A 2021 astronaut photo shows the surprising similarities between Mount Sundoro and Mount Sumbing, which lie at the heart of ...
The Jakarta Post

Two decades later, impacts from East Java mud volcano linger

On May 29, 2006, the earth in the Sidoarjo opened up, ejecting pungent, steaming hot mud that swallowed villages and ...
MSN on MSN

Indonesia’s Semeru has erupted more than any volcano on Earth this year

Mount Semeru, a stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Java, has logged more eruptive events than any other volcano on the ...
WPLG

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia scattered flowers, paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake on Friday, the 20th anniversary of the eruption ...
Databoks

Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Height Around 1,000 Meters

Mount Semeru (East Java) erupted 18 Jun 2026 with 1km ash plume, remains at Alert Level 3. It has 1294 of Indonesia's total ...
The Irish Times

The Ijen volcano: Can this East Java marvel live up to the Instagram hype?

How often have you been scrolling through your social media and spotted something in a far off clime that made you think, “I’d love to see that with my own eyes some day”? The Ijen volcano in East ...