This volcano is active and could erupt at anytime.
Calamities such as earthquakes, thunderstorms, landslides, and floods have unquestionable destructive power over any technological advancements us humans make. Of these natural disasters, volcanic eruptions rank as one of the most devastating. Eruptions from active volcanoes can come at any time– sometimes without any warning. Because of this, General Electric and filmmaker Sam Cossman decided to make sure that the Masaya Volcano remains monitored.
Located in the municipality of Nindirí in Nicaragua, the Masaya Volcano became popular for its nickname “La Boca del Infierno” which translates to “The Mouth of Hell.”
Because of its continued activity, the Nicaraguan volcano became popular among tourists. Hikers travel between 1.4 and 5.9 kilometers with a guide for about 1 to 1 ½ hours. Some even took it to the next level by climbing the volcano and looking over the crater of “The Mouth of Hell.” Fortunately, the “Plaza de Oviedo” (or the crater) is off-limits to tourists.
But aside from being a famous tourist attraction, the Masaya Volcano also earned its ominous moniker because of the constant threat it presents to the people of Nindirí. What makes it even more dreadful is the fact that potential eruption cannot be detected in the usual way because of its constant activity.
Because of this, Cossman and a couple of his friends decided to bring the Masaya Volcano online. The filmmaker who made a name for himself as “volcano diver” intends to bring the volcano online for constant visual and environmental monitoring over the Internet.
With the help of equipment provided by GE, Cossman and the Nicaraguan government installed dozens of Wi-Fi sensors inside the volcano. With the help of volcanologist Guillermo Caravantes, the team plans to connect Masaya online and gather real-time environmental data such as temperature, gravity, gas levels, and atmospheric pressure.
“The goal is essentially to install all these sensors and create the most effective early warning system in the world,” says Cossman.
The team has since updated their social media accounts on the progress of the installation of the sensors as well as the activities of the volcano they have detected and recorded in the hopes of being able to warn residents of Nindirí ahead should “The Mouth of Hell” unleash its power.
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Volkano hii inafanya kazi na inaweza kulipuka wakati wowote. Matatizo kama vile matetemeko ya ardhi, dhoruba za radi, maporomoko ya ardhi, na mafuriko yana nguvu ya kuharibu bila shaka juu ya maendeleo yoyote ya kiteknolojia ambayo sisi wanadamu hufanya. Kati ya misiba hiyo ya asili, milipuko ya volkano ndiyo yenye uharibifu mkubwa zaidi. Mlipuko wa volkano zinazofanya kazi waweza kutokea wakati wowote - nyakati nyingine bila onyo lolote. Kwa sababu hiyo, kampuni ya General Electric na mtengenezaji wa filamu Sam Cossman waliamua kuhakikisha kwamba volkano ya Masaya inawekwa chini ya uangalizi. "Mlipuko wa volkano ya Masaya, ulio katika mji wa Nindiri, Nicaragua, unajulikana kwa jina lake la utani ""La Boca del Infierno"" (Mlomo wa Jahannamu), na kwa sababu ya shughuli zake za kuendelea, volkano ya Nicaragua ilijulikana sana na watalii." Wenzetu wanasafiri umbali wa kilomita 1.5 hadi 5.9 kwa muda wa saa moja na nusu. Baadhi hata alichukua ni kwa ngazi ya pili kwa kupanda volkano na kuangalia juu ya crater ya <unk>The Mouth of Hell.<unk> Kwa bahati nzuri, <unk>Plaza de Oviedo<unk> (au crater) ni off-mifumo kwa watalii. "Lakini mbali na kuwa kivutio maarufu cha watalii, volkano ya Masaya pia ilipata jina lake la utani kwa sababu ya tishio la daima linalowakabili watu wa Nindiri. """ Jambo linalofanya jambo hilo liwe lenye kuogopesha hata zaidi ni kwamba milipuko inayowezekana haiwezi kugunduliwa kwa njia ya kawaida kwa sababu ya utendaji wake wa daima. Kwa sababu hii, Cossman na marafiki wake wawili waliamua kuleta Volkano ya Masaya mtandaoni. Mtengenezaji wa filamu ambaye alijitambulisha kama "mchimbaji wa volkano" ana nia ya kuleta volkano mtandaoni kwa ufuatiliaji wa mara kwa mara wa kuona na mazingira kupitia mtandao. Kwa msaada wa vifaa vilivyotolewa na GE, Cossman na serikali ya Nikaragua waliweka sensorer kadhaa za Wi-Fi ndani ya volkano. Kwa msaada wa mtaalamu wa volkano Guillermo Caravantes, timu hiyo inapanga kuunganisha Masaya mtandaoni na kukusanya data za mazingira kwa wakati halisi kama vile joto, mvuto, viwango vya gesi, na shinikizo la angahewa. "Lengo ni kimsingi kufunga sensorer hizi zote na kuunda mfumo wa onyo la mapema wenye ufanisi zaidi ulimwenguni", anasema Cossman. Tangu wakati huo, timu hiyo imesasisha akaunti zao za mitandao ya kijamii kuhusu maendeleo ya ufungaji wa sensorer na shughuli za volkano ambazo wamegundua na kurekodi kwa matumaini ya kuwa na uwezo wa kuwaonya wakazi wa Nindiri mbele ikiwa "Mdomo wa Jahannamu" utafungua nguvu zake. Mnyama wa bahari mwenye uzito wa kilo 2,000 amepatikana katika pwani ya Afrika Kaskazini, akipewa jina la Mola Alexandrini, ambaye ni mfanyabiashara kutoka Georgia ambaye alitumia pesa za COVID-19 kununua kadi ya Pokemon ya Charizard, na kuamua kumkamata mnyama huyo katika uwanja wa jirani yake huko Florida.