Merapi Eruption
Merapi is the name of a volcano in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia is still very active today. Since the year 1548, this mountain has erupted 68 times as much. Located quite close to the city of Yogyakarta and there are still villages on its slopes to a height of 1700 m. For people in the venue, merapi brings material blessing of sand, whereas for the local government, Mount Merapi, a tourist attraction for tourists. merapi is now included in the National Park area of Mount Merapi.
Mount merapi in the border province of Yogyakarta (DIY) and Central Java was spewing gas. Though there is increase in activity, Mount Merapi remained active normal status.
increased activity in the form of bursts of volcanic swamp gas called it only lasted a moment. After that there was no increase in activity is monitored by observation posts Merapi.
Observed bursts of gas that it happened a few times, but then normal again. This is due to the accumulation of volcanic gases in the bowels of the earth with high pressure go up.
Small eruptions occur every 2-3 years, and the larger about 10-15 years. Merapi eruptions big impact among others in the years 1006, 1786, 1822, 1872, and 1930. Large eruption in 1006 made the whole central part of Java island shrouded in gray. It is estimated, the eruption caused the Ancient Mataram Kingdom should move to East Java. Eruption in 1930 destroyed 13 villages and killed 1400 people.
