Sidoarjo Mudflow: Javanese mud volcano not “retired” yet

Sidoarjo Mudflow: Javanese mud volcano not “retired” yet

Since it roared to life in May 2006, a mud volcano near Indonesia's coastal city of Sidoarjo has swallowed homes, rice paddies, factories, and roads, killing 15 people, displacing 40 000, and harming the livelihoods of many more. As the ongoing eruption nears…