The El Hierro eruption
As I am gearing up for my yearly work trip to the Canary Islands, the 2011–2012 submarine eruption off the island of El Hierro is on my mind. The Canary Islands are a group of…
As I am gearing up for my yearly work trip to the Canary Islands, the 2011–2012 submarine eruption off the island of El Hierro is on my mind. The Canary Islands are a group of…
Submarine eruptions – eruptions that occur below our oceans – are fascinating. Volcanology has been learning a lot more about them in the past decade or so, but there is still so much we don’t…
Last week I woke up to find a set of MetService weather alerts on my phone. Safe in my Wellington apartment, I was unaware of the chaos that had erupted nearby. Residents woke in the…
As we have sadly been reminded over the past couple of weeks, we have a country that is susceptible to hazards like landslides that impact people, homes, and lifelines (for example, transport, water and power)….
