Mount Merapi of Merapi, killing at least 5,000 and leaving at least 200,000 people homeless in the Yogyakarta region, heightening fears that Merapi would "blow". The quake did not appear to be a long-period oscillation, a seismic disturbance class that is increasingly associated with major volcanic eruptions. A further 11,000 villagers were evacuated on 6 June as lava and superheated clouds of gas poured repeatedly down its upper slopes towards Kaliadem, a location that was located southeast of Mt. Merapi. The pyroclastic flows are known locally as "wedhus gembel" (Javanese for "shaggy goat"). There were two fatalities as the result of the
Ring of Fire III Ring of Fire III Ring of Fire III is an anthology created by editor-author-historian Eric Flint, first published in hardcover by Baen Books in July 2011. It is the third anthology in the 1632 series following after "Ring of Fire II" (2008). The book includes twenty short stories, together with a preface by the editor. The Preface by Eric Flint explains the contents of this anthology and mentions future works. The reviewer for SFRevu said that "this collection contains high quality and stories that are important to the development of the 1632 universe" and that "fans of the series should