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Merapi is the name of a volcano in the province of Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia is still very active to this day. Since year 1548, this mountain has burst as much as 68 times. Located quite close to the city of Yogyakarta, and there are still villages in lerengnya up to an altitude of 1700 m. For the people in place, Merapi sand material blessings, while the local government, the Mount Merapi, a tourism for the tourists. Merapi is now included in the National Park of Mount Merapi
Geological history
Mount Merapi is the termuda in the collection of volcanoes in the southern part of Java Island. This mountain is located in the subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plates continue to move down Eurasia plates. Eruption took place in the region since 400,000 years ago, and up to 10,000 years ago letusannya type is efusif. After that, letusannya become explosive, with viscous lava dome that cause lava-dome.
Small blast-blast occurred every 2-3 years, and a larger approximately 10-15 years. Merapi eruption-eruption of the impact, among others, in the years 1006, 1786, 1822, 1872, and 1930. Large eruption in the year 1006 to make all the middle of the island of Java veiled ashes. Estimated, the eruption is the kingdom of Mataram Kuno should move to East Java. Letusannya in 1930 destroyed 13 villages and killed 1400 people.
Eruption in November 1994 caused a cloud blowing hot to reach down to the village and take some sacrifice of tens of human lives. 19 July 1998 eruption is big enough but it leads to the top so it does not take the soul of the victim. Note the last eruption was on the mountain this year 2001-2003 as a high activity that took place continuously.
Climbing route
Mount Merapi is the object of popular climbing. Climbing routes and the most common is through a near north side of the cello, one district in Boyolali regency, Central Java, which lies between Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu. Climbing through Selo take an average of 5 hours to the summit.
Other popular routes are through Kaliurang, grip District, Sleman District, Yogyakarta on the southern side. This path is steep and takes about 6-7 hours to peak. The other alternative routes is through the northwest, starting from Sawangan, Magelang regency, Central Java, and through the southeast, the direction of pure-bred, Kemalang District, Klaten Regency, Central Java
Current status
In April and May 2006, began to show signs that Merapi will erupt again, by the earthquake-earthquake and deformation. The regional government of Central Java and Yogyakarta have been efforts to prepare for evacuation. Instructions are also issued by the two governments so that people living near Merapi immediately evacuate to places that have been provided.
On 15 May 2006 Merapi erupt eventually. Then on June 4, reported that the activities of Mount Merapi has exceeded awas status. Head BPPTK Yogyakarta, Ratdomo Purbo said that around June 2-4 in the volume of lava dome of Merapi have reached 4 million cubic meters - meaning meets lava dome of Merapi entire capacity so that additional bursts of lava latest akan directly out of the dome of Merapi.
June 1, gray rain cloud vulkanik glide from Mount Merapi hot dense, three days later this happened in the City and Magelang Magelang Regency, Central Java. Muntilan about 14 kilometers from the top of Merapi, most feel the rain this gray. [1]
June 8, Mount Merapi at 09:03 WIB burst with summer cloud bursts that create thousands of residents in the area slopes of Mount Merapi panic and try to flee to safer places. Today the two recorded eruption of Merapi, the second explosion occurred at around 09:40 WIB. Bursts of heat as far commoner 5 km more to the upper Kali Gendol (south slope), and burn some forest area north of Kaliadem in Sleman Regency.