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 …

Keith Lyons talks to Jackie Pomeroy about ‘the volcano watch’:  Jackie Pomeroy is one of the foreigners living in Bali who is contributing by providing up-to-date …

The following interview took place at the Mt Agung volcanology observation post in Rendang, Karangasem, Bali on Saturday the 14th of October. Rio Helmi: word …

On the morning of the 4th I head off at 5.30 to get to Abang, a low lying, semi mountainous area which lies almost due …