********************************* From: Dr Malcom Buck <drmbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ********************************* Hi Folks, New Zealand's Mt Ruapehu has had a well managed and spectacular event. The tephra dam holding the crater lake gave way at about 10.00 am on Sunday and in one rush a lahar of about 1.3 million cubic metres of water and debris spilled from the crater lake and washed down the Whangaehu River. The New Zealand Heralds website for the lahar is http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/index.cfm?c_id=1501171 And some images of the lahar can be accessed at this site http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=1501171 <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=1501171&objectid=10429513> &objectid=10429513 Looking forward to seeing the GNS New Zealand's report on this event. Regards Malcolm --------------------------------------------------- Dr Malcolm D. Buck 15 Clarence St, Tenambit, NSW 2323 Phone: 02 4013 4912 Mobile: 0417 686 962 Email: drmbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
