Indonesia Raises Threat Level on Anak Krakatau Volcano as Lava Flow Enters Sea

Indonesia Raises Threat Level on Anak Krakatau Volcano as Lava Flow Enters Sea
The Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia spews a plume of ash into the sky as molten lava streams down from its summit on July 18, 2018. Ferdi Awad/AFP/Getty Images
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Indonesia’s Geological Agency on April 24 raised the alert level for the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano to level three, requiring a danger zone of up to 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) as volcanic activity intensified.

The volcanic mountain began spewing ash clouds towering 3,000 meters from the peak in the past three days, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG).
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