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Six Volcanoes That Will be on Volcano Scientists’ Radar in 2018

Ralf Gertisser, Katie Preece and Sylvain Charbonnier 01/01/2018

Three volcanologists were asked what to look out for...

Gunung Palung National Park. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

How to Save the Rainforest: Build a Health Centre

Yao-Hua Law 03/12/2017

In rural Indonesia, a pioneering clinic is showing how...

Jemeluk beach is seen some 15 km away from Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, in Amed on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia October 2, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Mount Agung’s Eruption Could Create the World’s Most Fertile Soil

Budiman Minasny, Anthony Reid and Dian Fantis 06/10/2017

Volcanic ash can cause a nuisance to farmers, burying...

Children rest next to donated supplies outside a temporary evacuation center for people living near Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, at a sports arena in Klungkung, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, September 28, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Darren Whiteside

Fear of Volcanic Eruption on Bali Forces Nearly 135,000 to Flee to Shelters

Nyimas Laula 29/09/2017

Housed in tents, schools and government buildings stocked with...

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Who Owns Indonesia’s Deadly Abandoned Coal Mines?

Tommy Apriando 05/06/2017

An investigation into the people, and the institutional failures,...

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Indonesian Tiger Smugglers Escape With Light Sentences in Sumatra

Lili Rambe 23/04/2017

Disappointed conservationists say the prosecutor should have demanded harsher...

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The World’s Five Deadliest Volcanoes and Why They’re So Dangerous

Matthew Blackett 15/04/2017

Since 1600, 278,880 people have been killed by volcanic...