Sentences with phrase «imminent eruption»
The phrase "imminent eruption" means that an eruption, usually referring to a volcanic eruption, is very likely and expected to happen very soon. Full definition
A couple links to articles on the effect of major volcanic eruptions on global climate, particularly relevant given the possible / probably / imminent eruption of Mt. Agung:
realclimate.org
Yesterday evening, IMO noted on its website that «there are no signs of ongoing volcanic activity,» but the alert will remain red for the time being because «an imminent eruption can not be excluded.»
Magma rising towards the surface could be a sign of an imminent eruption.
Similarly, one volcano might reveal an imminent eruption by a sudden increase in the frequency and strength of earthquakes located directly below it.
Indonesian authorities have banned activities like hiking within a certain radius of Bali's Mt. Agung volcano, as it shows signs of an imminent eruption, but some Hindu priests did so anyway over the weekend, attracting both criticism and support.
More than 57,000 people have fled Mount Agung in Bali as rising magma and increased tremors fuel fears of an imminent eruption, officials said Tuesday.
Rising magma and increased tremors have fueled fears of an imminent eruption.
Jokowi told residents to follow instruction from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to minimize casualties from the imminent eruption of Mount Agung.
«The threat of an imminent eruption of one of Indonesia's active volcanoes forced the relocation of the 5th joint commission meeting from Bali to Geneva,» said the event organizer in a statement obtained by The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
As of Tuesday, more than 80,000 people living near Mt. Agung have been evacuated as rising magma and increased tremors have fueled fears of an imminent eruption.
As of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 81,152 people had been evacuated to 396 shelters across Bali in fear of the volcano's imminent eruption.
Some 25 people from seven families of Tumbu village in Karangasem, Bali, have fled the island using a wooden boat to the neighboring island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), in fear of the imminent eruption of Mount Agung in Karangasem.