Indonesia: Mount Marapi Erupts, Sending Ash Column 1.6 km Above Summit

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted this morning, August 12, sending an ash column up to 1,600 meters above the summit.

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230223) -- BAKURIANI, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Aaron March (3rd R)/Nadya Ochner (4th R) of Italy celebrate with silver medalists Andreas Prommegger (1st L)/Sabine Schoeffmann (2nd L) of Austria and bronze medalists Dario Caviezel (1st R)/Julie Zogg of Switzerland during the awarding ceremony of the Mixed Parallel Slalom Team competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo by Tamuna Kulumbegashvili/Xinhua)

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230222) -- BAKURIANI, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Andreas Prommegger (C) of Austria, silver medalist Arvid Auner (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Arnaud Gaudet of Canada pose during the awarding ceremony of the Men's Parallel Slalom competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Feb. 21, 2023. (Photo by Tamuna Kulumbegashvili/Xinhua)

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230222) -- BAKURIANI, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Andreas Prommegger of Austria competes during the Men's Parallel Slalom competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Feb. 21, 2023. (Photo by Tamuna Kulumbegashvili/Xinhua)

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)GEORGIA-BAKURIANI-FREESTYLE SKI SNOWBOARD AND FREESKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230222) -- BAKURIANI, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Andreas Prommegger of Austria reacts during the Men's Parallel Slalom competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Feb. 21, 2023. (Photo by Tamuna Kulumbegashvili/Xinhua)

Sweden's Biveson wins World Cup title in Furano

Sweden's Biveson wins World Cup title in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Daniel Biveson of Sweden races down during the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom in the final World Cup event of the term in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 19. Biveson won his first title of the season by beating Andreas Prommegger of Austria.

Sweden's Biveson wins World Cup title in Furano

Sweden's Biveson wins World Cup title in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Daniel Biveson of Sweden races down during the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom in the final World Cup event of the term in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 19. Biveson won his first title of the season by beating Andreas Prommegger of Austria. (Kyodo)