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Mt Tongariro Eruption

Replies: 2 - Last Post: Aug 10, 2012 10:21 PM Last Post By: mince_hilaire

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chriswilson7

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Aug 6, 2012 2:21 PM
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Mt Tongariro Eruption

Hi all,

Mount Tongariro on the North Island erupted yesterday around 11:50pm NZ time (12:50pm UK time).
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7426862/Mt-Tongariro-erupts-for-first-time-in-over-100-years

For anyone who has hiked over the Tongariro Crossing, as I did in June last year, this will be very interesting news! Ash fall has been reported in Napier and the Desert Road is closed. Amazing stuff.

Chris

LisaMNZ

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Aug 6, 2012 6:15 PM
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pretty exciting. I remember being in the Urewera national park back in 2003?? when Ruapehu erupted. Not quite on that scale yet but the pictures are quite freaky. Not much chance of any of it reaching here.

mince_hilaire

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Aug 10, 2012 10:21 PM
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My father in law is one of the countries top Volcanologists. He says they've been monitoring underground quakes for a while and were expecting something soon. He also said the Romulans are coming...
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