IrishWeatherOnline.com (excerpts):  Manado, Indonesia (BNO News) - Indonesia's Mount Lokon, which is located on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi erupted Monday, prompting officials to warn of possible disruption to air traffic in the region.  Indonesian Transportation Ministry's Public Communication Center Chief Bambang Ervan said volcanic ash reached 50,000 feet into the air after its latest eruptions, Antara News Agency reported.  Bambang also warned air traffic networks to avoid flying through the area and to take extra precautions.  Residents had been advised to evacuate the area since Monday night, as Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency's Data Center Chief Sutopo Purwon Nugroho said officials had established Lokon's evacuation zone to at least 3.5 kilometre (2.2 mi) radius from its center.  He also urged residents to be aware of further eruptions, possible lava flow through a river, which flows down from Lokon's peak, as well as dust, sand and rock rains.  Tuesday's evacuations will be carried out with dozens of school buses, cars and trucks which have already been lined up at the local search and rescue agency.  Three evacuation centers are also being prepared, in which several tents have been set up.  Earlier, BNPB raised the volcanoes alert level status after mount Lokon, which is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet) high increased its volcanic activity.  Since 12:40 am local time, it spewed varied amounts of ash until erupting at 3:50 pm, producing a thick brownish volcanic ash cloud, North Sulawesi Volcanic Monitoring Post Farid Ruskanda Bina said.  Farid said that the exact height of the ash cloud could not be determined because the eruption was fresh.  He did underline, however, that the eruption was big.  Dozens of active volcanoes in Indonesia are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.  Next to mount Lokon is its volcanic twin, Mount Empung, just 2.2 kilometres (1.3 mi) away.  One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes is Mount Merapi, which is located in the island of Java near Jogjakarta, the country's second most visited area, after Bali.  Last year, more than 300 people were killed in a series of eruptions between October and November, that also displaced over 300,000 people.  

My Comments:  And another one is erupting.  I have lost count recently of how many volcanoes are erupting throughout the world, but I did note in a post recently that the numbers for volcanic eruptions are record breaking right now.  "I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath, blood, fire and vapor of smoke" Acts 2:19.  If you are unable to see that we are living in the last days, before the return of Christ our Savior, you are asleep spiritually.  Jesus said, "Watch and pray always that you might be counted worthy to escape all the things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of man (Jesus)" Luke 21:36.  We are all going to stand before the throne of God and give an account to Him of what we have done in this life, in these bodies.  What will the Lord say to you if you stand before Him today?  I have absolutely no worries; I am ready to meet the Lord.  I can say, as Paul said, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7.  If you haven't given your life to the Lord and surrendered to His will, you have no idea what true peace is.  This peace, in the midst of the onslaught of calamity that is coming on the world, is worth more than any amount of money and it cannot be purchased; it only comes through Jesus, our Redeemer.