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Earthquake cause for mud volcanoes draws criticism
A fresh study of the Lusi mud volcanoes in East Java, which began erupting in May 2006, concludes that the disaster was caused by a natural phenomenon, but has been met with widespread public scepticism in Indonesia, with one prominent local geologist questioning its validity. According to the study, published in Nature Geoscience on 21 July, the mud eruption…
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Mud Eruption In Indonesia: Was Disaster Blamed On Drilling Activity Actually Caused By Quake?
A catastrophic mud eruption in Indonesia blamed on drilling by an oil company might instead have natural causes, new research suggests. In 2006, the largest mud volcano on the planet was born when steam, water and mud began erupting on the Indonesian island of Java. At its height, it spewed 6.3 million cubic feet (180,000 cubic meters)…
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Study reignites Lusi mud volcano debate
Scientists have ignited fresh controversy over whether a catastrophic mud volcano that erupted in Indonesia in 2006 was triggered by oil company drilling. Published in the journal Nature Geoscience , a new study says a distant earthquake, not drilling by oil and gas firm Lapindo Brantas, caused the eruption.
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New study ignites debate over Indonesia’s mud volcano
PARIS (AFP) – Scientists on Sunday sparked a fresh debate over what triggered Indonesia’s Lusi mud volcano, still spewing truckloads of slime more than seven years after it leapt catastrophically into life. Published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the study strengthens the argument by gas company PT Lapindo Brantas that the disaster was caused by…