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Comprehensive planning necessary in handling disaster threats: MPR

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) pressed for conducting comprehensive planning that involved the public and ...

House speaker reminds of importance of disaster mitigation

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani reminded of the importance of disaster mitigation for areas ...

Residents being prepared for Merapi volcanic activity: Geology Agency

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has continued to take steps to ensure that people can carry on with their ...

Magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolts Yapen Islands, Papua

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolted northeast of Yapen Islands, Papua, on Sunday at 12:49 Western Indonesian Standard ...

Mt. Merapi's recent eruption triggers evacuation of 253 residents

At least 253 residents living on the slopes have evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that flew two km ...

Strengthening regional capacity for reducing disaster risks

Disaster risk reduction and post-disaster recovery were chiefly discussed during the 2022 National Coordination Meeting ...

Indonesia experienced 150 volcanic eruptions over last two decades

Indonesia bore witness to at least 150 volcano eruptions over the last two decades, according to the Geological Agency ...

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Preparing disaster-resilient community in earthquake-prone Indonesia

Earthquakes are common in parts of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic nation located in the Pacific Ring ...

Revenue from geothermal energy reaches Rp1.92 trillion

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry collected Rp1.92 trillion in non-tax state revenues in 2021 from geothermal ...

BRIN urges people not to believe quake hoaxes

A research professor of earthquake and disaster geology at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Danny ...

Year Ender 2021

Year-ender - More Indonesian geoparks vie for place on UGGp list

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic nation with some 17 thousand islands scattered between the Pacific ...

Collaborative efforts important in geological disasters mitigation

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry drew attention to the importance of collaborative efforts from everyone to ...

Indonesia needs to build awareness in disaster-prone areas: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat has stressed that central and regional ...

Volcanic ash shrouds Malang district after Mount Semeru erupts

Volcanic ash expelled by Mount Semeru in Lumajang District has reached Malang District, an official from the Regional ...

Underwater volcano Ile Werung erupts in Lembata

An eruption accompanied by emission of boiling water was reported in the southern part of the Ile Werung mountain ...