Tag: Volcanoes
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Sulawesi Is the Island That Keeps Earth’s Most Ancient Secrets Alive
In the island’s caves, ghosts whisper to us from the far past. Paintings of the Sulawesi warty pig are the oldest known figurative art in the world, dating back 51,200 years. Accessing some of these cave paintings requires special government permission: Visitors, taken up a 30-foot cliff by expert rope-climbers, are allowed to spend only…
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Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru volcano eruption buries homes, damages bridge
Smoke rises from Mount Semeru in Lumajang on December 5, 2022. Juni Kriswanto | AFP | Getty Images Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains. Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in…