Sumatra faces yet another risk: Major volcanic eruptions
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a new study shows that the residents of that region are at risk from yet another potentially deadly natural phenomenon -- major volcanic eruptions.