[OT] New Zealand Volcano Releases Dangerous Mud

jb61264 · Post by **jb61264** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:07 am

Hopefully all our New Zealand Abes are steering clear of Mt. Ruapehu...some of the pictures of this are crazy...like a river of acidic mud flowing.

johnpitcairn · Post by **johnpitcairn** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:57 am

It's been building up in the crater lake for a few years now, since the last eruption. Spectacular, but there's been plenty of warning, no injuries, and surprisingly little damage.

Now, everyone pray for lots of snow on it this year. I want to get some quality boarding in...

jb61264 · Post by **jb61264** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:57 pm

johnpitcairn wrote:It's been building up in the crater lake for a few years now, since the last eruption. Spectacular, but there's been plenty of warning, no injuries, and surprisingly little damage.

Now, everyone pray for lots of snow on it this year. I want to get some quality boarding in...

Sounds like the basis for a PS3 game...snowboarding on a river of volcanic mud

cosmosuave · Post by **cosmosuave** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:34 pm

Links people... We need some links....

johnpitcairn · Post by **johnpitcairn** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:27 pm

http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/results.h ... _go=search

electrik noize · Post by **electrik noize** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:34 pm

Where is Mt. Ruapehu located? I was able to travel to New Zealand on my honeymoon and stayed about an hour away from Christchurch.

New Zealand is the most wonderful place on earth. I someday want to move there.

johnpitcairn · Post by **johnpitcairn** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:19 pm

electrik noize wrote:Where is Mt. Ruapehu located? I was able to travel to New Zealand on my honeymoon and stayed about an hour away from Christchurch.

Middle of the North Island, about an hour's drive from Lake Taupo. It's pretty rural, not much population close by.