Rio Helmi tries to make sense of the ongoing marathon of Agung’s eruption cycle – What is it going to do next? When will it …

In which Rio Helmi picks up and does a very wet round-the-volcano bike trip this week to check on what’s there now, what isn’t anymore, …

On the road again: A couple of weeks of volcanic drama finds us on the road again. photos and text copyright Rio Helmi above: The …

Rio Helmi tries to unravel some of the confusion Once again, weeks have flown by and the Gunung Agung drama continues to unfold in a …

Effusive magmatic eruptions, lahar flows, Vona rulings, and the human cost… Rio Helmi looks at the challenges. The biggest physical change that has happened since …

Never has the simple chore of “gathering my thoughts” presented such a daunting task, like the proverbial herding of cats. Two weeks ago I would …

Galungan is literally around the corner. One of the biggest celebrations in Bali,  it has mixed origins in animistic, ancestral worship, and ‘Hindu’ practices. As a …

Interview by Rio Helmi with PVMBG volcanologist Devy Kamil Syahbana stationed at the Mt Agung observation post in Rendang this morning, 24th October 2017 translated …

Berikut wawancara Rio Helmi dengan vulkanalog PVMBG di Rendang, Bpk Devy Kamil Syahbana pagi hari tgl 24 Oktober 2017 RH: Menurut Pak Devy bagaimana situasinya …

by Rio Helmi My days blur by under Mt Agung, the clouds swirling around it, and inevitably as November creeps up on us, the rains …