Indonesia Volcano Update; Alert Level Raised at 2 Volcanoes, Lokon & Rokatenda

The alert level of two volcanoes in Indonesia was just raised, specifically Lokon and Rokatenda. Now, Lokon is at an alert level of orange and Rokatenda is at an alert level of yellow. So, why was this change made, and what implications might it have? This video answers these two questions and discusses the ongoing situation at each of these two volcanoes.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] PVMBG (Indonesia) (Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi) (Indonesia)
[2] Blackett, Matthew. (2014). Early Analysis of Landsat-8 Thermal Infrared Sensor Imagery of Volcanic Activity. Remote sensing. 6. 2282-2295. 10.3390/rs6032282., CC BY 3.0.

0:00 Raised Alert Level
0:31 Rokatenda / Paluweh
2:12 Gas Emissions?
3:06 Lokon Changes
4:08 Opinion Based Scale