The eruption of the Lusi mud volcano in Indonesia was caused by drilling for oil and gas, a meeting of 74 leading geologists has concluded. Lusi erupted in May 2006 and continues to spew out boiling mud, displacing around 30,000 people in East Java. (via BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Mud eruption ‘caused by drilling’)

The eruption of the Lusi mud volcano in Indonesia was caused by drilling for oil and gas, a meeting of 74 leading geologists has concluded. Lusi erupted in May 2006 and continues to spew out boiling mud, displacing around 30,000 people in East Java. (via BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Mud eruption ‘caused by drilling’)

posted : Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

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