Te Wai ā-moe (Ruapehu Crater Lake) is now cooling. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1.
After a short period of heating, Te Wai ā-moe (Ruapehu Crater Lake) is now cooling. The lake temperature peaked at 17 °C in late-August and has been cooling since. The lake temperature is now 13 °C. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1 and the Aviation Colour Code at Green.
New webcams improve image quality
Welcome, haere mai to another GeoNet Data Blog. Today’s blog is about exciting new images from the first of our new volcano webcams.
Web cameras are a vital part of how we monitor Aotearoa New Zealand’s volcanoes, and we’re excited to be rolling out a new generation of cameras across our network.
Welcome, haere mai to another GeoNet Data Blog. Today’s blog is about volcanic earthquake events, what they are and how you can find them in our earthquake catalogue.
While rapidly advancing science gives our volcano team a wide range of remote monitoring tools to keep a close eye on our active volcanoes, hands-on data collection remains valuable. We recently worked closely with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Harbourmaster to explore ways to monitor gases at Whakaari/White Island from a vessel.
Observation flight shows no ash in the steam plume from Whakaari. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and Aviation Colour Code remains Yellow.
An observation flight has confirmed that no ash is currently present in the volcanic plume at Whakaari. On 28 August, some short-lived minor eruptive activity was observed and produced a thin covering of ash across the island. There is no eruptive activity currently occurring. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at level 2 and the Aviation Colour Code remains Yellow.
Minor, short-lived eruptive activity observed at Whakaari/White Island. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and Aviation Colour Code remains Yellow.
At 10.15 am local time, a minor, short-lived eruption started at Whakaari/White Island. This generated a plume which rose to less than 1 km above sea level and contained minor amounts of volcanic ash. The wind then dispersed the plume towards the north-east. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at level 2 and the Aviation Colour Code remains Yellow.
Te Wai ā-moe (Ruapehu Crater Lake) is now warming up. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1
Te Wai ā-moe (Ruapehu Crater Lake) is now heating again. Since mid-July the lake temperature has been rising and is now 16 °C. Earthquake, volcano gas, lake chemistry and volcanic tremor data are all within typical ranges, and no unusual changes have been observed. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1 and the Aviation Colour Code at Green.
GeoNet has installed a new tsunami gauge at Port Taranaki, strengthening New Zealand’s ability to monitor and respond to tsunami threats along the west coast of the North Island.
Over the past week, two unrelated small clusters of earthquakes have caught the attention of locals. While none of the quakes were large, they offer fascinating insights into the dynamic forces at work beneath our feet. Let’s take a closer look at what triggered these recent shakes and what they tell us about Aotearoa New Zealand’s restless geology.
