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Terjemahan bebas "Indonesia Volcanoes", The ZetaTalk Newsletter Issue 210, Sunday, November 7, 2010
Gunung-gunung api Indonesia tiba-tiba meletus, satu per satu. Ini peningkatan dramatis yang terlihat jelas dalam waktu beberapa hari saja. Merapi sudah meletus, tapi kemudian meletus lagi pada 31 Okt. 2010, saat pengungsi sedang kembali. Anak Krakatau, di Selat Sunda, meletus pada 30 Okt. 2010, setelah baru saja diumumkan, pada 29 Okt. 2010, masuk ke dalam grup 8 gunung api yang mengkhawatirkan. Seluruh gunung api ini berada di sepanjang lidah lempeng yang menopang Indonesia.
Eight Volcanoes Status Raised to Level II, October 29, 2010http://theindonesiatoday.com/news-headline/5226-eight-volcanoes-status-raised Theindonesiatoday.com - The Centre of Vulcanology and Mitigation of Geology Disaster, a sub-department of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, announced that the status of eight volcanoes has been raised to level II or "caution level", indicating increasing activity of these volcanoes. The eight volcanoes are: (1) Mount Sinabung, in Karo, North Sumatera; (2) Mount Talang, Solok, West Sumatera; (3) Mount Anak Krakatau, Lampung (Child of Krakatau Volcano); (4) Mount Papandayan, Garut, West Java; (5) Mount Slamet, Tegal, Central Java; (6) Mount Dieng, Wonosobo, Central Java; (7) Mount Semeru, Lumajang, East Java; and Mount Bromo, Probolinggo, East Java.
Second Indonesian Volcano Erupts, October 30, 2010 http://itn.co.uk/47c392486925e4ad29fe887f37b997fd.html Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano in Sunda Strait, straddling East Java and Sumatra, has spewed ash and flaming rocks. Officials raised alert levels to 'high' as the volcano showed signs of increased activity, producing 117 small eruptions. Anak Krakatau means 'Child of Krakatau', named so because it rose in the place of Krakatoa volcano after it blew itself apart in one of the most destructive eruptions in history in 1883. The area is a popular tourist site and many villagers farm on the slopes of nearby Ibu Krakatau (Mother of Krakatau) on the same island. Several volcanos in Indonesia increased their activities recently following Mount Merapi's eruption on Tuesday.
Merapi Eruption Threat Persists, October 31, 2010 http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/10/2010103114124730967.html An Indonesian volcano has unleashed more searing ash clouds, sending thousands of people who risked a trip home fleeing its slopes. Nearly 40 people have been killed since Mount Merapi began erupting earlier this week. More than 2,000 troops had to be called in on Saturday to force men, women and children to leave. Amid these developments, another volcano has begun pushing clouds of ash and molten rock into the air, signalling an impending eruption. Officials have raised the alert level for Anak Krakatau to "high", and have issued warnings for people to stay away from the area. Officials have also warned that two more volcanoes are threatening to erupt. Mount Karangetang, on Siau island in North Sulawesi, and Mount Ibu, on Halmahera island in North Maluku, have had their alert level raised to standby, just one below a full eruption.
Penjelasan ZetaTalk 23 Okt. 2010: "Akankah Krakatau meletus, memberi peringatan bahwa bengkoknya lidah yang menahan Indonesia akan segera dimulai? Mengejutkan, gunung-gunung berapi yang sedang resah di Indonesia tak akan meningkatkan letusannya jauh di luar yang sekarang ini, selama anjloknya ketinggian Indonesia. Alasannya adalah karena tekanan dari pergerakan lempeng menuju ke tempat-tempat lain ke arah yang berlainan.
Gunung berapi meletus karena magmanya terdorong ke kantong-kantong dekat permukaannya tanpa sempat mengalir ke aliran magma yang biasanya ada di bawah lempeng-lempeng.
Jadi bukannya memampatkan lidah yang menahan Indonesia, anjloknya lidah ini membuat lidah itu sendiri mengembang, menyebar ke bawah kurva Lempeng Indo-Australia. Saat ini, kantong-kantong magma di bawah tepian lidah terus memampat, sehingga terjadi peningkatan aktifitas yang terlihat pada gunung-gunung berapi di Indonesia sekarang-sekarang ini."Menurut para vulkanolog Indonesia, jumlah gunung berapi yang aktif di Indonesia luar biasa tingginya. Mereka bahkan berspekulasi bahwa "restrukturisasi lempeng" tengah berjalan. Mungkin mereka selama ini membaca ZetaTalk!
Indonesia Volcano Erupts Aanew; 21 More Rumble , November 1, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39934297/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ The government has raised alert levels of 21 other volcanoes to the second- and third- highest levels in the last two months because they have shown an increase in activity. Many of those are already rumbling and belching out heavy black ash. Indonesia has several volcanos smoldering at any given time, but there are normally only five to 10 on the third-highest alert level, indicating an increase in seismic activity and visible changes in the crater, and none at the second-highest, signifying an eruption is possible within two weeks. He said monitors noticed more volcanos were exhibiting seismic activity starting Sept. 2. Such an increase could indicate maybe there is a major plate restructuring going on, and that would be significant.