On Thursday, September 28, 2017, Mount Agung, an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali, began spewing ash and smoke more than 2,000 meters into the air. The eruption continued into the following week, forcing the closure of Bali’s international airport and the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents.
Mount Agung is located in the northeast of Bali, about 70 kilometers from the island’s capital, Denpasar. The volcano has a summit elevation of 3,142 meters and is one …