Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Indonesia Disaster Spokesman, Dies at 49 Mr. Sutopo, the disaster agency spokesman known for knocking down rumors with science, had cancer while helping Indonesia through a “year of disasters.” Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Philippine Journalist, a Thorn to Duterte, Turns Herself In to Face ChargesIn the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine AlaskaThe Race for Alaskan Oil: 6 Key TakeawaysMarkets Cheer, Tentatively, After U.S.-China Trade TruceFirms Drop Support for Cluster Bombs, but ‘Global Problem is Much Worse’Drilling in the Arctic: Questions for a Polar Bear Expert