Tagged: ash cloud

Spectacular Footage of Yesterday’s Tongariro Eruption – Risk Remains High - Shaken Not Stirred

Jesse Dykstra • Nov 22, 2012 •

• ash cloud,
• natural disaster,
• New Zealand,
• Tongariro,
• volcanic eruption,
• volcano

Mount Tongariro Eruption. Source: TVNZ A Geonet webcam at Mt. Tongariro has captured spectacular footage of yesterday’s eruption, which lasted approximately 5 minutes, ejecting an ash column and plume some 3-4 km above the Te Maari crater. There have not been any reports of injuries or damage, beyond a light dusting of ash falling near the volcano. The … Read More

Mount Tongariro eruption – sleeping giant awakens - Shaken Not Stirred

Jesse Dykstra • Aug 07, 2012 •

• ash cloud,
• disaster,
• natural disaster,
• New Zealand,
• Tongariro,
• volcanic eruption,
• volcano

Seismic signature of Tongariro eruption. GeoNet Last night Mount Tongariro burst into life, erupting for the first time in over 100 years. The eruption raised the Geonet volcanic alert from level 1 to 2, with an accompanying aviation colour code of red. The Tongariro alert level had been upped to level 1 on 20th of July 2012, due to … Read More