Volcano in Indonesia Collapses
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1 min read
Lilly Eusterbrock, Freshman
Anak Kratatau, a volcano in Indonesia recently collapsed. A satellite captured this moment in the above image. The Indonesia disaster agency said, “more than ⅔ of Anak Kratataus volume is missing.” It is assumed that the ⅔ of it has sunk into the sea. This volcano collapse triggering a tsunami that killed 430 people on the coasts of Java and Sumatra. Many others are missing.
SOURCE: Amos, Jonathan. “Anak Krakatau Volcano: Satellites Get Clear View of Collapse.” BBC News, BBC, 3 Jan. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46743362
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