http://www.sciencenewzealand.org An RSS feed of all volcano related stories on ScienceNZ en-GB Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:24:25 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/unusual_unrest_on_ruapehu Crater lake temperatures and gas on Mt Ruapehu remain stubbornly high, nine months after its last eruption, GNS Science says. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:24:59 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/volcano_risk_must_be_stressed_says_scientist Despite massive media coverage and a climber losing his leg, only a half of Ruapehu's visitors are aware of the mountain's eruption last year, a survey has found. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:34:14 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/exploring_nz_s_undersea_treasures Modern-day explorers use high-tech equipment to explore earth's last great frontier - the ocean floor. Join GNS Science's Cornel de Ronde in this fascinating Australian TV documentary as he explains the discovery of huge submarine volcanoes, weird marine creatures, and large mineral deposits on New Zealand's seafloor. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:24:17 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/geologists_find_new_volcano_in_auckland <p><span class="968443300-22022008">Crown Research Institute GNS Science has helped prepare Auckland for future eruptions, as they and Auckland university colleagues discover a very rare second volcano within a volcano.</span></p> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:21:53 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/robotic_vehicles_to_explore_offshore_volcano In a project led by GNS Science, unmanned vehicles will fly into the crater of an offshore volcano to map it and search for possible mineral deposits. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:37:11 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/dam_cam_films_crater_lake_outburst A camera installed by GNS Science near the summit of Ruapehu has captured the moment when the wall of tephra that had been holding back the Crater Lake failed, triggering the recent spectacular lahar. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:14:28 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/lahar_researchers_flooded_with_information Researchers from GNS Science and Massey University have spent the last three days gathering a flood of data about Sunday&rsquo;s spectacular lahar as part of a $1 million research programme to gather maximum scientific value from the event. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:59:52 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/scientists_call_for_earthquake_forecasting_centre Some of New Zealand&rsquo;s top scientists and their overseas counterparts are pushing for the establishment of an earthquake and volcano forecasting centre. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:46:23 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/lahar_vigilance Researchers from GNS Science and Massey University&rsquo;s Volcanic Risk Solutions installed a set of lahar-measuring equipment on Mount Ruapehu this week. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:51:08 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/volcanoes/she_s_gonna_blow_but_not_for_a_while <p xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel">Dr Hamish Campbell of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences is predicting Wanganui will eventually become a volcano.</p> <p> </p>