FLASH: VOLCANO MERAPI ERUPTS IN INDONESIA'S JAVA http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/10/26/indonesias-mount-merapi-volcano-erupts/ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/26/c_13576561.htm

[keith milton]

FLASH: VOLCANO MERAPI ERUPTS IN INDONESIA'S JAVAhttp://news.nationalpost.com/2010/10/26/indonesias-mount-merapi-volcano-erupts/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/26/c_13576561.htm

[Rosemary S]

Yes since the past three weeks, a large number of earthquakes have been above 5.0. There should be another volcano erupting somewhere. I just hope it is not Katla. If it does, the ash clouds will cover most of the earth atmosphere bringing the temperature down. The Canadian Geese are just starting to fly south today. This means that we can expect a cold snap in 2 weeks from now.

[Kim B]

Earth changes are starting to increase again. On the news it said there were injuries due to hot ash. BTW, anything going on with the iceland volcanoes?

[keith milton]

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) – A state scientist says Indonesia's most volatile volcano has started to erupt, spewing plumes of hot ash and rocks high into the air.

Subandriyo, chief vulcanologist in the area, said Mount Merapi started to erupt just before dusk Tuesday. It had rumbled and groaned for hours.

Scientists have warned that pressure building beneath Merapi's lava dome could trigger one of the most powerful blasts in years.

[keith milton]

here's the first pic

http://plixi.com/p/52988735

[keith milton]

Look at all the quakes there just in the last 1.5 hours or so: (These are only the ones over 4.0)

MAP 5.3 2010/10/26 11:33:21 -2.499 99.923 26.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2010/10/26 11:25:19 -2.518 99.944 15.3 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.8 2010/10/26 11:19:45 -7.598 128.320 197.6 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 2010/10/26 11:05:50 -3.198 100.261 39.7 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 5.3 2010/10/26 10:51:26 -3.762 99.769 29.8 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.4 2010/10/26 10:00:11 -2.752 99.889 12.5 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA