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Indonesia’s Semeru just hurled a 15,000-foot ash column over East Java — one of half a dozen Indonesian volcanoes tremoring through the same 24 hours

Mount Semeru sent a column of volcanic ash roughly 15,000 feet into the sky above East Java on 29 May 2026, prompting the ...

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a ...
Newsday

Residents mark 20th anniversary of Indonesia mud volcano eruption that swallowed up entire villages

SIDOARJO, Indonesia — Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia scattered flowers, paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake on Friday, the 20th anniversary of the eruption of ...

The Ijen volcano: Can this East Java marvel live up to the Instagram hype?

The Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia, regularly pops up online because of its spectacularly unusual colouration: the lava ...

Thousands on alert in Indonesia’s Java after Mt. Semeru eruption

JAKARTA--Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the ...
Mongabay

In East Java, social media push against Indonesia shark & ray trade lacks bite

If you liked this story, share it with other people. LAMONGAN, Indonesia — Wawan has traded in stingrays for years out of the port in Lamongan, a district in Indonesia’s East Java province. At dawn, ...