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Ruapehu Volcanic Alert Level lifted to Level 2

GNS has raised the alert level of Ruapehu to Level 2 after a combination of crater lake heating, seismicity and gas emissions. Crater lake heating to 43 °C The crater lake regularly goes through a heating and cooling cycle. Since 2003, the lake's temperature has risen above ...

Expedition to the Arctic

The Arctic Circle, Alaska / January 2020 After our expedition to Antarctica, we found ourselves compelled to visit the Arctic also. A land of beauty, desolation and frigid cold. Cold of -40 degrees C and below. And with a desire to push north was a far ...

White Island Eruption

White Island, New Zealand / December 2019 At exactly 2.11pm on Dec 9, an unforeseen phreatic eruption occurred on White Island. Tragically, a number of tourists were in the direct impact zone at the time of the eruption. At present, eight people have died, a further ...

Expedition to Krakatau, post Tsunami

In October 2018, we made our very first expedition to Anak Krakatau, Indonesia. During this expedition, we witnessed impressive vulcanian eruptions, often throwing lava bombs skyward. We made multiple landings and ventured far too close (as usual!). Two months later, a large part of the south-western ...

Expedition Guatemala

Guatemala / August 2019 Guatemala, you put on an out-of-this-world show for us! Eruptions, lava flows and a spine-chilling electrical storm. A couple weeks back, we arrived in Guatemala to explore the volcanoes of Fuego and Pacaya. We ended up getting caught up in a massive electrical ...

Classic South Island Snow Storm

Lewis Pass, New Zealand / June 2019 This season's winter has been particularly mild, but with a South Island snow storm on the way, we jumped on a plane bound for Christchurch, picked up a 4x4 and headed towards the Lewis Pass where we hunkered down ...

Ongoing earthquake swarm near White Island, NZ

A swarm of earthquakes near White Island, New Zealand started on May 23 and have continued for over a week. More than 400 earthquakes have been recorded with the largest magnitude of 3.9 recorded on May 25 at 18:16:14 UTC. Source: Geonet (more…)

Post Ambrym Eruption Expedition

Ambrym Island, Vanuatu / April 2019 As documented previously, unprecedented geological events unfolded on Ambrym Island in December 2018 which ultimately brought about the destruction of the famed lava lakes. In April, we led the first expedition by foot to witness the dramatic changes. It's hard to ...

Ambrym Island’s famed lava lakes lost

Ambrym Island, Vanuatu / March 2019 The volcanic island of Ambrym, Vanuatu is certainly a wonder of the world. There isn't another place like it anywhere on our planet. Two imposing cones rise from the desert-like caldera, both churning with molten rock. I have made descents within ...

Anak Krakatau – Cone collapse and tsunami

A large part of the south-western cone of Krakatau appears to have given way. This and probable collapses undersea have caused a massive displacement of water. One theory suggests this resulted from recent lava flows combining with accumulated material over many decades. This created a tipping ...
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