The risk of Indonesian volcano erupting makes the Earth cool

Agung volcano in Bali, Indonesia may soon wake up, erupting strongly enough to bring the Earth into mini ice age, a warning expert.

According to the Daily Star, the last eruption was in 1963. More than 1,600 people died, dozens of villages were destroyed and tens of thousands of people were evacuated.

Agung volcano in Bali, Indonesia is showing signs of waking up.

Agung volcano then sprayed lava and created huge black smoke columns for days, so strong that it cooled the Earth by 1 degree C.

If awakening after more than 50 years, it is likely to create a black smoke column covering a large area, causing the temperature to drop to the same level. Such cooling has even had an effect on the global scale.

A natural disaster researcher, Simon Day, from the University of London, UK, argues that the Agung volcano is showing its ability to 'erupt strongly'.

Answering the Daily Star, Simon Day said the 1963 eruption had released a large amount of sulfur dioxide gas (SO ₂ ).

SO ₂ reacts with air vapor to form sulfuric acid. About 10 million tons of sulfuric acid will accumulate in the stratosphere, acting as a barrier to reduce the amount of ultraviolet light shining on the ground. This phenomenon caused the Earth to become cooler.

The eruption in 1963 is said to cause the Earth to cool 1 degree Celsius.

According to experts, in order to create a large spread of global SO ₂ , Agung volcano must create a "powerful explosion". 'The wake up volcano needs to erupt strongly enough to bring SO ₂ up to the required height , ' said volcanic expert Janine Krippner.

Warning level at Agung volcano has been raised from level 3 to level 4 (red warning) on ​​the morning of November 27. An estimated 100,000 people in a 10km radius around the volcano must evacuate.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said Agung volcano releases ash clouds up to 4km high compared to the crater. The people at 12km away heard the sound of explosions and fire flaring.

More than 400 flights have been delayed because Indonesian officials are concerned about the safety of passengers' lives.