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ITS Expert Urges Vigilance Around Mount Semeru and Mount Merapi

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • An Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember expert identified Mount Semeru and Mount Merapi as the volcanoes requiring particular vigilance because they lie near populated areas.
  • He said simultaneous or closely timed eruptions do not necessarily indicate that the volcanoes are directly connected.
  • Determining any relationship would require geophysical data and analysis of each volcano’s underground system.

Mount Semeru and Mount Merapi deserve particular attention because they are near population centers, an expert from Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember said.

As for the volcanoes that currently require attention, I think Semeru and Merapi. Both need attention because they are located near population centers.

· Alutsyah LuthfianThe ITS expert identified the two volcanoes that he said warranted particular public vigilance.

Alutsyah Luthfian, from the institute’s Department of Geophysical Engineering, issued the warning in Surabaya amid activity at several Indonesian volcanoes. His comments followed the recent eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, which spread volcanic ash over a wide area.

Luthfian said eruptions occurring close together in time do not automatically show a direct connection. Each volcano has its own cycle and characteristics, he said, so one volcano’s activity cannot be assumed to trigger another simply because the events happen close together.

Volcanoes have their own cycles and characteristics. So when several volcanoes are active close together in time, their activity is not necessarily connected.

· Alutsyah LuthfianHe cautioned against assuming that closely timed volcanic activity shares a common cause.

He said researchers would need to examine geophysical data and the underground conditions of each volcanic system before determining whether the activity was related.

You cannot just look at the timing and conclude that one volcano triggered another. The data and conditions of each volcano must be examined.

· Alutsyah LuthfianHe said geophysical evidence is needed to assess links between volcanic activity.
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