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Image GVP-00633

Rice fields in the foreground are blanketed by thick deposits of ash and pumice from 1982 eruptions of  Galunggung volcano.  Heavy ashfall caused severe economic disruption over large areas. Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1982.

Rice fields in the foreground are blanketed by thick deposits of ash and pumice from 1982 eruptions of Galunggung volcano. Heavy ashfall caused severe economic disruption over large areas.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1982.

Copyrighted image used with permission. All Rights Reserved. Contact photographer for any usage requests.


Galunggung