The Sidoarjo mud flow (East Java), July 08
A dam is protecting an island of the original lower area to the right, where one of the last remaini... [info]
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The main dam circling the vent area is about 10 m high. As the land has started to subside dramatica... [info]
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Hot steam, full of hyrodgen sulphur gas, escapes along with the fluid mud that forms a pond above th... [info]
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The surface of the mud lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Steam above the mud lake (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The main exterior dam and ruins of roofs sticking out from the flooded area. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Detail of a house ticking out from the mud. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The mud has covered large areas where entire villages once stood. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Localized degassing of the mud creates semi-stable fountains on the mud surface. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffe... [info]
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sidorajo_g4988.jpg (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Coordinating the continuous work around the mud vent is a challenging job. Bulldozers are trying to ... [info]
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Dodi, head of the gas safety crew, is happy to explain us the site, despite the apparent dangers of ... [info]
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On the dam surrounding the mud vent. Penanggungan volcano in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The mud pool around the vent. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The mud pool around the vent. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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While it is still fluid, the mud flows away from the pool to the S towards a river bed. (Photo: Tom ... [info]
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