DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - More Than Dozen Earthquakes In Span Of 24 Hours Rattle Pacific Ring Of Fire
Two minor earthquakes were also recorded in the Pacific Ring of Fire’s center
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Palawan Ferry Inferno: 5 Dead, Dozens Missing as Rescue Race Continues
This screengrab of the handout video from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) taken on Sept. 9, 2026, and received on September 10, 2026, shows the ferry that caught fire off Palawan. At least five people [...]
YOUTUBE (CNN) - This NGO is cleaning up “dead” rivers in Indonesia
Over the past six years, nonprofit group Sungai Watch has cleaned up about 5,500 tons of non-organic waste from rivers across Indonesia. Jumping into waterways swamped with trash is “one of the most uncomfortable” situations imaginable, and yet the group’s co-founder tells CNN why he and his team keep doing it, day after day. #cnn #news #indonesia
NYTIMES (Zunaira Saieed) - Fighting Wildfire Haze With an Airplane and Lots of Salt and Water
The authorities in Malaysian Borneo have been trying to seed clouds to counteract the effects of smoke wafting in from neighboring Indonesia.
NYTIMES (Becky Ferreira) - Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth
A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - Army’s 4th Infantry Division marks Pacific pivot with training in Indonesia | Stars and Stripes
The Army’s 4th Infantry Division is taking part in the Super Garuda Shield exercise as it shifts focus from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Mount Anak Krakatau eruption shuts eight Indonesian airports, strands 170,000 passengers
A powerful eruption from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced the closure of eight airports, including Southeast Asia's second-busiest, canceling more than 1,500 flights and leaving roughly 170,000 passengers stranded. The volcano, sitting in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted at 3:53 a.m. local time Sunday, sending an ash column […] The post Mount Anak Krakatau eruption shuts eight Indonesian airports, strands 170,000 passengers appeared first on American Almanac .
A powerful eruption from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced the closure of eight airports, including Southeast Asia's second-busiest, canceling more than 1,500 flights and leaving roughly 170,000 passengers stranded. The volcano, sitting in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted at 3:53 a.m. local time Sunday, sending an ash column as high as 50,000 feet into the atmosphere. A second eruption followed roughly three hours later. Together, the blasts spread volcanic ash over Jakarta and multiple surrounding provinces, reaching as far as the Indian Ocean and grinding commercial aviation across western Indonesia to a halt. Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, a hub handling 3.24 million…Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Ash plumes soar 50,000 feet after Indonesian volcano erupts
Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia is on its second straight day of a major eruption. Volcanic ash has caused the suspension of flights out of Jakarta's main airport.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - New Indonesian bridge collapses during ribbon-cutting as crowd ignores weight limits
A newly built suspension bridge in West Java, Indonesia, partially collapsed during its own inauguration ceremony after roughly 50 people crowded onto a structure designed to hold no more than three at a time, sending villagers and local officials plunging toward the river below. The Pongpet Suspension Bridge in Margacinta, a 196-foot crossing that connects […] The post New Indonesian bridge collapses during ribbon-cutting as crowd ignores weight limits appeared first on American Almanac .
A newly built suspension bridge in West Java, Indonesia, partially collapsed during its own inauguration ceremony after roughly 50 people crowded onto a structure designed to hold no more than three at a time, sending villagers and local officials plunging toward the river below. The Pongpet Suspension Bridge in Margacinta, a 196-foot crossing that connects several villages in Pangandaran Regency, gave way on a Sunday afternoon moments after officials cut the ribbon. A suspension cable on the left-hand side detached from its main anchor point, and the bridge tilted sideways. Several people fell. Panic broke out on the span, which hangs above a river roughly 20 metres, about 65 feet, below. No one died, local authorities said. But several…Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Orangutan rescued from Indonesian wildfire
An orangutan has been rescued by locals in Borneo, Indonesia, as wildfires continue to sweep across the region. The animal is suspected of having acute respiratory problems and will be moved to a wildlife rehabilitation center.