Quote:"Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Mount Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of metres high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.
The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said. Authorities raised their volcano alert to its highest level.
At least 800 residents left the area earlier on Wednesday (local time).

Authorities urged tourists and others to stay at least 6km from the 725m Ruang volcano.
Officials worry that part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami as in a 1871 eruption there."

(23-04-2024, 09:48 AM)nzoomed Wrote: its called the ring of fire for a reason!

(23-04-2024, 12:13 PM)Lilith7 Wrote:

(23-04-2024, 09:48 AM)nzoomed Wrote: its called the ring of fire for a reason!

Scary stuff really, the potential for a volcano to erupt at any time, all around the Pacific.

(23-04-2024, 12:32 PM)harm_less Wrote:

(23-04-2024, 12:13 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Scary stuff really, the potential for a volcano to erupt at any time, all around the Pacific.

Most inhabitants are either ignorant or oblivious to the risks presented by what is literally right under their feet. The Auckland Volcanic Field is very much a case in point.

(23-04-2024, 12:32 PM)harm_less Wrote:

(23-04-2024, 12:13 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Scary stuff really, the potential for a volcano to erupt at any time, all around the Pacific.

Most inhabitants are either ignorant or oblivious to the risks presented by what is literally right under their feet. The Auckland Volcanic Field is very much a case in point.

(26-04-2024, 10:31 AM)nzoomed Wrote:

(23-04-2024, 12:32 PM)harm_less Wrote: Most inhabitants are either ignorant or oblivious to the risks presented by what is literally right under their feet. The Auckland Volcanic Field is very much a case in point.

What makes Auckland unique is its not like a regular volcano that erupts every now and again, but a field where a new volcano can erupt at any location randomly, in other words they are not vents like Mt Ruapehu for example.
Once the volcano has done its thing, it basically goes dead. Lets hope its many years away until the next eruption, but unfortunately its unavoidable.

(26-04-2024, 10:56 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:

(26-04-2024, 10:31 AM)nzoomed Wrote: What makes Auckland unique is its not like a regular volcano that erupts every now and again, but a field where a new volcano can erupt at any location randomly, in other words they are not vents like Mt Ruapehu for example.
Once the volcano has done its thing, it basically goes dead. Lets hope its many years away until the next eruption, but unfortunately its unavoidable.

If only they'd built the Beehive there...

(26-04-2024, 11:23 AM)harm_less Wrote:

(26-04-2024, 10:56 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: If only they'd built the Beehive there...

That would probably be safer than adjacent to a major fault line as it is currently.

(26-04-2024, 11:34 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:

(26-04-2024, 11:23 AM)harm_less Wrote: That would probably be safer than adjacent to a major fault line as it is currently.

A silver lining to every cloud then...

(26-04-2024, 11:54 AM)harm_less Wrote:

(26-04-2024, 11:34 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: A silver lining to every cloud then...

Considering that the national Civil Defence bunker is located in the Beehive's basement that's not such a positive thing.

(26-04-2024, 11:23 AM)harm_less Wrote:

(26-04-2024, 10:56 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: If only they'd built the Beehive there...

That would probably be safer than adjacent to a major fault line as it is currently.