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Friday Flotsam: Eruption updates for Merapi and Kizimen, frostquakes in Iceland and Bromo up and close.

Stay updated with the latest Merapi eruption news. No recent eruptions reported, but lahars remain a threat due to remobilized ash.

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Lots of things going on the planet right now concerning volcanoes, but many don't have a lot of information to go with the news. I'll try to fill in as I can find new info, but this is what people are hearing/reading:

Merapi:

According to the Breaking News Twitter feed, Merapi has a new eruption today

. UPDATE:

Big mistake by me - this tweet was from October 28! Sorry about any confusion and misinformation. I take the blame here. No eruption at Merapi, but there is still the threat of lahars from remobilized ash

. This is after the volcano was placed on Alert Status 2 over the last week. No word on how big the eruption might have been, but no damage or casualties have been reported by the Associated Press. However, I haven't been able to find any other news about this other than the tweet, so ...

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