🔆Mount Ibu Erupts in Indonesia 📍Recent Eruption 🌋Mount Ibu, located on Halmahera Island, erupted, spewing an ash tower over 5 km high. ⚠️Authorities raised the alert level to the second-highest last week. ✅No damage or casualties were reported. 📍About Mount Ibu 📏Height: 1,325-meter stratovolcano with a truncated summit and nested craters. 🌎Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, known for intense volcanic activity. 🔥History of frequent eruptions with lava flows, ash plumes, and pyroclastic activity. 📍What are Stratovolcanoes? 🏔Structure: Steep-sided cones formed by layers of viscous lava and ash. 🌐Location: Found above subduction zones like the Ring of Fire. 💥Prone to explosive eruptions due to gas buildup in magma. 🌋Make up 60% of Earth’s volcanoes. #mapping