When Sleeping Giants Awake

Seven mountains around the Maluku Sea have been rumbling since April. Quakes in this region are four times more frequent than those in Java-Bali.

September 11, 2007

THIRTEEN mountains are active! The alarm signals in the control room of the Center of Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation were at alert status. On computer monitors they displayed data: 13 mountains were resuming activity. It was a serious warning. The office, located on Jalan Diponegoro, Bandung, promptly announced overtime work. “The team in charge must keep a 24-hour watch,” said Surono, head of the Volcanology Center, on Thursd

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