Featuring the first prototype temporary shelter  built – for under Rp 8 million; and a farewell to the last of the Mt Agung evacuees. words …

This weekend is the anniversary of the first mass evacuation on Gunung Agung’s slopes following the level 4 (Awas) alert issued by the official the …

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 …

This interview with volcanologist and geological disaster mitigation expert Devy Kamil Syahbana Phd of the Indonesian Centre of Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation was concluded barely …

In which our quasi-intrepid reporter does one of his 250 km rides all the way around Mt Agung for the first time in months to …

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 …