Mount Tongariro erupts

[Bosonic]

Source: Fairfax NZ News

{New Zealand}

Mount Tongariro has erupted, sending red hot rocks and ash from its Te Mari crater, GNS Science says.

GNS Science duty volcanologist Michael Rosenberg said the eruption at 11.50pm last night was "really unexpected".

"You can measure and monitor and monitor but sometimes mother nature will do her own thing."

There had been reports of "red hot rocks being thrown out of the crater", several loud explosions and lighting when the eruption occurred, he said.




Read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/7426868/Mount-Tongariro-erupts

[Shadowflash]

1. Volcano induced lighting is awesome!

[alfredo]

2. I'm monitoring the region for earthquakes now.

I use GEE for monitoring.

http://www.seis.sc.edu/gee/

[micraphone]

3. 1st eruption in over a century

Mt Tongariro webcam: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/photos/7428006/Tongariro-eruption

Latest: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7427862/Mt-Tongariro-eruption-What-you-need-to-know

[XemaSab]

4. That makes me feel so happy

about the two active volcanoes I can see from here.