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Indonesia warns of a potential tsunami following the eruptions of the Ruang volcano
Indonesia warned on Thursday about a potential tsunami affecting the central region of the Asian archipelago as a result of the continued eruptions of the Ruang volcano, in the Cebel Islands, while continuing with the evacuation tasks of its inhabitants.
“Residents of the island of Tagulandand, especially those who live near the coast, should be cautious about the potential expulsion of incandescent rocks, smoke columns and a possible tsunami caused by the collapse of parts of the volcano into the sea,” says the Department of Vulcanology of Indonesia in a statement published on its portal.
Authorities seek to prevent a scenario similar to that caused by the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano, located in the Sonda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, which on December 22, 2018 caused a landslide and a subsequent tsunami that caused at least 426 deaths.
The Ruang volcano, 725 meters high and located on a small homonymous island about 5 kilometers wide, has recorded great activity in recent days, including four strong eruptions detected in the early hours of this Thursday.
Emergency teams have evacuated at least 1,600 people, including the entire population of the island-volcano and some residents on the coast of the neighboring island of Tagulandang, located about 4 kilometers north of the Ruang crater and inhabited by about 22,000 people.
“People who live in the Tagulandang island area and are within a radius of 6 kilometers (from the crater) must be evacuated immediately to a safe place,” the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency said in a statement.
The volcanology agency raised the volcano’s alert last night to the maximum level of IV, after the Ruang launched ash clouds up to 3,000 meters high and caused small earthquakes.
According to the Zoom Earth portal, which follows the development of meteorological phenomena, one of the eruptions recorded in the last few hours was so large that it could be captured by satellite images and created a large cloud that affected the neighboring islands.
Images captured this Thursday show the foothills of the volcano covered by a gray mantle of ash.
For its part, the Meteorological Agency of Japan is studying whether a potential tsunami could impact the west coast of the country, almost 4,000 kilometers away from the volcano.
However, he has not observed “significant changes in the tide level” after last night’s eruptions.
In Australia, the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center pointed out in its latest statement that the material expelled by the Ruang can reach 16,700 meters in height.
The expulsion of ashes has forced the closure of the international airport of the city of Manado, capital of the province of Northern Celebes and located about 70 kilometers southwest of the volcano, affecting at least a dozen flights, most of them domestic.
“All arrival and departure flights have been canceled until 23:59 (local time, 15:59 GMT),” a spokesman for Sam Ratulangi airport, which operates international flights to Singapore and the Philippine city of Davao, told EFE by phone.
Indonesia is home to more than 400 volcanoes, of which at least 129 are still active and 65 are classified as dangerous.
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Trump leads Pentagon ceremony honoring September 11 victims
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump led a solemn ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
“That terrible morning, 24 years ago, time stood still. Today, as one nation, we renew our sacred vow that we will never forget September 11, 2001,” Trump said in his speech, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The ceremony began with the laying of floral tributes and the reading of the names of the 125 victims at the Pentagon, as well as the 59 passengers and crew members who perished on the hijacked plane that struck the building. The event also remembered the tragedy at New York’s Twin Towers, which were destroyed the same day by Al Qaeda terrorist attacks.
Trump also took the moment to pay posthumous tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Wednesday in an attack in Utah, announcing that he would be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “We miss him dearly,” the president said.
The president further reflected on the heroic civilian responses across the sites of the attacks, honoring the courage and resilience of Americans on that day.
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Israel accepts Trump’s ceasefire proposal, demands Hamas disarmament
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Tuesday that Israel has accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, under the conditions that all hostages in the Strip be released and that Hamas lay down its arms.
“The war could end tomorrow,” Saar said during a press conference in Zagreb, adding that Israel is willing to accept “a comprehensive agreement to end the war” encompassing these two demands.
According to Saar, Hamas’s disarmament is “crucial” for Israel and would also “guarantee a better future for Gaza and the Palestinian people.”
The minister was referring to the latest ceasefire proposal from U.S. mediators, which, according to leaks to Israeli media, would involve the release of 48 living and deceased hostages in Gaza on the first day of the ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, as well as the start of negotiations to end the war under Trump’s supervision.
In recent days, Hamas, seeking assurances that Israel will halt its offensive, stated that it is “open to any idea or proposal that achieves a comprehensive ceasefire” and a “complete withdrawal” of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Israel, for its part, insists on the release of hostages, the disarmament of Hamas, and that the Islamist group relinquish control of Gaza in order to end the conflict in the enclave, where more than 64,000 people have died under Israeli attacks since October 2023.
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La Niña may return in september, but global temperatures expected to stay above average
The La Niña climate phenomenon could reemerge starting in September, but temperatures are expected to remain above average, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN agency, reported.
Since March 2025, neutral conditions—neither indicating an El Niño nor a La Niña event—have persisted, with sea surface temperature anomalies in the equatorial Pacific remaining close to average, according to the WMO.
“However, in the coming months, possibly starting from September 2025, these conditions may gradually evolve to be consistent with a La Niña episode,” the organization stated in its El Niño/La Niña bulletin.
According to the latest forecasts from the WMO’s Global Producing Centres for Seasonal Forecasts, for the period from September to November, there is a 55% chance that equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures will drop to the threshold for La Niña.
Subsequently, for the period from October to December 2025, the probability of La Niña occurring rises to 60%.
“Nevertheless, despite the temporary cooling effect caused by La Niña, temperatures are expected to remain above average in much of the world,” the WMO added.
From September to November, temperatures are projected to remain above normal across most of the Northern Hemisphere and much of the Southern Hemisphere, the UN agency said.
Rainfall patterns are expected to follow those typically observed during a moderate La Niña event.
A La Niña episode involves large-scale cooling of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific surface waters, as well as other alterations in tropical atmospheric circulation, including changes in winds, pressure, and precipitation, the WMO explained.
Generally, La Niña produces climatic effects opposite to those of El Niño, especially in tropical regions.
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