JAKARTA (Reuters) -A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest ...

According to monitoring data, eruption columns varied in height, ranging between 500m and 1,200m. Semeru, which rises 3,676m ...

Borobudur’s significance declined sharply, not only from volcanic damage but also due to the fall of its patron dynasty and ...

Java, one of Indonesia's most culturally rich and geographically diverse islands, is a place of epic natural experiences-especially when it comes to volcanoes. Indonesia lies in the Ring of Fire, home ...

From the smouldering flanks of Java to the isolated craters of Flores, Indonesia's volcanoes are some of the grandest in the ...

Mount Semeru erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest mountain to the highest. Australia's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) ...

Mount Merapi on the main island of Java rumbled as heavy rain fell around its cloud-covered crater, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, disaster mitigation agency spokesman. The volcano unleashed a column of ...

Mount Merapi, also called the Mount Fuji of Java. (Photo courtesy of Mount Fuji Research Institute, Yamanashi Prefectural Government) Researchers at a Mount Fuji research institute are to begin ...

JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesians stayed in temporary shelters on Thursday after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted, damaging houses and a school, with around 190 people evacuated from its ...

Mount Semeru in eastern Java erupted on Wednesday afternoon, forcing hundreds of Indonesians to evacuate as ash and gas shot more than 13 kilometres into the sky. Authorities raised the alert status ...