New Zealand Volcano

[deane koontz]

Bit grim. Don't think I'd want to wander about on an active volcano myself.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50715047

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Saw it this morning. One photo seems to show the whole place enshrouded in an ash cloud.

Can't see many surviving, that were near the crater when it went off.

Bad do.

[Escobarp]

Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Saw it this morning. One photo seems to show the whole place enshrouded in an ash cloud.

Can't see many surviving, that were near the crater when it went off.

Bad do.

No sign off life on the island now. 23 rescued and everyone else now presumed dead sadly. Very grim 

[Spider]

I once scalded myself with boiling water from a kettle and that proper hurt.

I bet volcano water smarts a bit too.

[jayjayoghani]

Visited last December, have to say it was a brilliant day out, one of best excursions I've ever done. Like visiting a different planet

[Traf]

Active volcano gets warm, who'd have thought it?

7 eruptions in 8 years? You'd have to be mental to go inside it.

[MickyD]

Can't beat a game of Russian Roulette while on holiday.

[Casino]

We went on a trip to timanfaya 

That was plenty lively enough for me to go inside for a beer

[Smiley]

18 hours ago, jayjayoghani said:

Visited last December, have to say it was a brilliant day out, one of best excursions I've ever done. Like visiting a different planet

So does it feel active when you are there visiting? i.e. rumbling, floor trembling, etc? Put you on edge? Just wondered what the thrill would be of visiting.

[jayjayoghani]

10 hours ago, Smiley said:

So does it feel active when you are there visiting? i.e. rumbling, floor trembling, etc? Put you on edge? Just wondered what the thrill would be of visiting.

lots of steam, and yellow shit (sulphur) on rocks

it's totally safe

 

Edited December 10, 2019 by jayjayoghani

[TM Trotter]

54 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said:

lots of steam, and yellow shit (sulphur) on rocks

it's totally safe

 

Daft question. As interesting as it looks, is there any kind of warning system blocking people from going? That is, we're you given any kind of forecast before being allowed on?

Someone will inevitably be culpable with this, surely - just wondering how hard the tour organisers will have the book thrown at them...?

[jayjayoghani]

8 minutes ago, TM Trotter said:

Daft question. As interesting as it looks, is there any kind of warning system blocking people from going? That is, we're you given any kind of forecast before being allowed on?

Someone will inevitably be culpable with this, surely - just wondering how hard the tour organisers will have the book thrown at them...?

 

 

[jayjayoghani]

When we went on the Alert Level was at 1 so lowest.

There is a bit of complacency here sometimes in regards to H&S. You can't personally sue anyone in NZ, that's good in a way (spurious car accident claims don't exist here) but think it can breed "she'll be right" 

[TM Trotter]

Great link, thanks.

I love their classifications. *The earth spits tornados of fire, gigantic plumes of ash and smoke fill the air, the gates of Hell open* "yeah, that's a moderate"

😂

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Iirc, the bloke interviewed on telly said it was at level 2 for that island.

[MickyD]

Most holiday insurance have a section about dangerous activity. I wonder if going to an active volcano is classed as such.

[deane koontz]

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/zealand-orders-12-million-sq-cm-skin-us/story?id=67647851

[DirtySanchez]

Was in Iceland a few years ago and theres a website that basically live tracks all the volcanic activity going on 

Whilst it was all stuff you wouldn't notice it was interesting knowing how much was actually going on