I've been trying to update on the evolving situation at Merapi all day, but the news is just too fast and too tragic to keep up. I'll try to keep updating here as I find out more, but I can only hope ...

The new eruptive phase at Merapi appears to be getting worse - and from the sound of it, the volcanologists at the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation aren't sure what to expect.

Stay updated with the latest Merapi eruption updates, including the no-fly zone and rising death toll from the eruption. With the 600+ comments over on yesterday's post about Merapi, I thought it ...

An Indonesian volcano has unleashed more searing ash clouds, sending thousands of people who risked a trip home fleeing its slopes. Officials said there were no deaths reported in Mount Merapi’s ...

Trains, buses and rented cars crammed with people fled a bustling, ash-choked city of 400,000 at the foot of Mount Merapi todayafter another eruption spewed out volcanic gas and debris. Authorities ...

Nearly a dozen airlines have cancelled flights into Indonesia’s main international airport after a volcano in central Java unleashed its most powerful eruption in a century. The move comes amid ...

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Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Sunday. About a quarter-million people live in Merapi's immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano's slopes, were advised to ...

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A thin line of skeletal white trees zigzags down the southern side of Mount Merapi and ends near a plateau housing a Pompeiian collection of geological mementoes. Outdoor stalls sell mini- volcano ...