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        "id": 1842126,
        "msgid": "despite-temperature-drop-tourists-urged-to-avoid-kelimutu-crater-area-1783270273",
        "date": "2026-07-05 23:07:53",
        "title": "Despite temperature drop, tourists urged to avoid Kelimutu crater area",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Geology",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Geological Agency has advised tourists to stay away from the crater area of Mount Kelimutu in East Nusa Tenggara, despite a recorded drop in water temperature at Crater II. The temperature fell from 35 to 33.2 degrees Celsius, but the water colour remains unchanged and the volcano's activity level is still classified as normal. Authorities are maintaining safety recommendations due to the potential for sudden phreatic eruptions.",
        "content": "<p>The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources\nhas asked tourists to stay away from the crater area of Mount Kelimutu\nin Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, even though the water temperature\nof the lake in Crater II, known as Tiwu Ko\u2019ofai Nuwamuri, has decreased.\nActing Head of the Geological Agency Lana Saria stated in Jakarta on\nSunday that based on the latest measurements, the water temperature in\nthe crater dropped from 35 degrees Celsius to 33.2 degrees Celsius. The\ntemperature decrease was obtained from field measurements and\nobservations conducted by the agency\u2019s technical team on 4 July 2026,\ncompared with previous measurement data from 30 June 2026. Despite the\ndrop in water temperature, the Geological Agency noted that the colour\nof the lake water in Crater II showed no change and has maintained a\nconsistent light green hue since mid-June 2026. Furthermore, Lana Saria\nconfirmed that the downward trend in water temperature at Crater II was\nnot accompanied by significant changes in seismic activity or the height\nof smoke above the crater lake\u2019s surface. To date, the volcanic activity\nlevel of the mountain, famous for the beauty of its three-coloured\ncrater lakes, remains at Level I with a Normal status. Considering that\nMount Kelimutu is a volcanic tourist destination with a high number of\nvisitors, the Geological Agency has issued several important\nrecommendations to safeguard public safety. Residents around Mount\nKelimutu as well as visitors and tourists are urged not to approach the\ncrater rim area, particularly at Crater II, to increase vigilance\nagainst the potential for phreatic eruptions that can occur at any time.\nThe Geological Agency also requested the local government together with\nthe Regional Disaster Management Agency to continue enhancing\ncoordination with the Kelimutu Volcano Observation Post in Kolorongo\nHamlet, Waturaka Village, Ende Regency, as well as the Centre for\nVolcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.<\/p>",
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