Kevin frazier
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I hope all our New Zealand brothers and sisters are safe and ok, seeing the news feed this morning can’t help but worry youll are all ok. Please advise on your impact of this natural disaster.
New Zealand volcano erupts
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Pretty bad but it seems that there could have been a greater loss of life. It was apparently a tourist destination. I just read a report that there are no signs of life.
I looked down into the Kilauea volcano from the Ewekahuna Bluff observatory in about 2002 and decided I never wanted to get near one of those again. The crater collapsed during the eruptions of 2018 and I believe took the observation platform with it. I'm glad it didn't happen when my wife and I were standing on the causeway looking into the volcano.
I saw Mt Etna during a mild eruption while transiting the Straits of Sicily on a guided missile cruiser back in 1982. It was one of those stunningly beautiful clear days with the sea like a lake. Etna was visible on the horizon with a line of smoke coming of her being pushed northward. It was pretty awe inspiring.
Ah, I just did a search for Italian volcanoes and one can book a walking and riding tour starting at $1800. That's nuts.
I looked down into the Kilauea volcano from the Ewekahuna Bluff observatory in about 2002 and decided I never wanted to get near one of those again. The crater collapsed during the eruptions of 2018 and I believe took the observation platform with it. I'm glad it didn't happen when my wife and I were standing on the causeway looking into the volcano.
I saw Mt Etna during a mild eruption while transiting the Straits of Sicily on a guided missile cruiser back in 1982. It was one of those stunningly beautiful clear days with the sea like a lake. Etna was visible on the horizon with a line of smoke coming of her being pushed northward. It was pretty awe inspiring.
Ah, I just did a search for Italian volcanoes and one can book a walking and riding tour starting at $1800. That's nuts.
Kevin frazier
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Yeah it said 30 miles from mainland but those gases (sulfur dioxide) if blowing towards our guys I would think are awful
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Kevin frazier
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As jerry clower would say “ just shoot up in here cause one of us has got to have some relief”
atlsrt44
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Those kiwis are pretty tough. Probably roasting marshmallows over it as we speak
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Down in the south island we have had bad flooding over the weekend closed the main highways on both sides of the Island for two days On this side the other side it might be a month before they get it sorted.
Some places in the mountains got over 4 foot of rain in 3 days so totally fulled one river and was flowing at 3000 cm3 a second
Up from the usual 230 cm3.
Now as for going on an active volcano you just got to be plain crazy.
As a work mate said this morning what are the chances of getting killed visiting a volcano.
I said about 1000 times more likely than not going to visit one.
And as for volcanology guys this is one of the most studied volcano's in the world with more data collection equipment than in a spaceship and they still didn't know this event was going to happen.
God bless all those who have been affected by the event and pray for the souls who have been taken.
Rest in peace.
Some places in the mountains got over 4 foot of rain in 3 days so totally fulled one river and was flowing at 3000 cm3 a second
Up from the usual 230 cm3.
Now as for going on an active volcano you just got to be plain crazy.
As a work mate said this morning what are the chances of getting killed visiting a volcano.
I said about 1000 times more likely than not going to visit one.
And as for volcanology guys this is one of the most studied volcano's in the world with more data collection equipment than in a spaceship and they still didn't know this event was going to happen.
God bless all those who have been affected by the event and pray for the souls who have been taken.
Rest in peace.
atlsrt44
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I've hiked up vesuvius. It didnt blow up though
