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A strange mud volcano in Central Java is drawing tourists but experts are urging caution

Tucked away in the Grobogan region of Central Java, Indonesia, there is a geological oddity that has been quietly bubbling away for centuries and is now suddenly grabbing the world’s attention.

Rain after volcanic eruption hinders Indonesia's rescue efforts as death toll rises

Rescuers were searching for survivors Sunday on the slopes of the highest volcano on Indonesia's island of Java after it was rocked by an eruption that killed at least 14 people, as smouldering debris ...
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Java mud volcano 'may alter river flows'

"If we establish how long the volcano will continue to erupt then the ... data will allow us to assess the area that will ultimately be affected by this disaster," Davies said.
Nature

Mud volcano floods Java

For 3 months a sea of hot mud has been gushing from the ground in Sidoarjo, East Java, 35 kilometres south of Indonesia's second largest city, Surabaya. The steaming mud pool is growing at an ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s Muddiest Disaster

On May 29, 2006, mud and steaming hot water squirted up in a rice field in Sidoarjo, East Java, marking the birth of the world's most destructive mud volcano. Stringer / Indonesia / Reuters / Corbis ...