Mount Merapi smoke up to 2,000 meters high, one of its first major phreatic eruptions after the 2010 eruption. Researchers said that this eruption occurred due to combined effect of hot volcanic gases and abundant rainfall. The last eruption was so far May 11, 2018 The name "Merapi" could be loosely translated as the Mountain of Fire. The etymology of the name came from "Meru-Api"; from the Javanese combined words; "Meru" means "mountain", refer to mythical mountain of Gods in Hinduism, and "api" means "fire". Merapi is the youngest in a group of volcanoes in southern Java. It is situated at a
Ring of Fire Studios Ring of Fire Studios Ring of Fire Studios is an award winning digital effects and design company located in Venice, California. Launched in 1996, the company focuses on commercial advertising work but also does visual effects, animation and pre-visualization for features, television, music videos and live events. Nike, GEICO, Adidas, T-Mobile, UPS, Mercedes and Bud Light are among their advertising clients, and some of the agencies they work with are Wieden + Kennedy, The Martin Agency, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Ogilvy + Mather, Goodby Silverstein & Partners and BBDO Worldwide. Ring of Fire has done feature film work for Warner Bros., Fox and