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Double volcanoes in Italy with bursts from Etna and Stromboli
Stuff.co.nz   20 May 2021   Italy   Napoli  
Footage of lava fountaining from Mt Etna's Southeast Crater taken by INGV volcanologist Boris Behncke.
<p>Italian volcanoes Etna and Stromboli have had bursts of activity within hours of each other.<br />The first to go was Sicilian volcano Mt Etna, which sent up a 500-metre high lava fountain after a bout of volcanic activity started about 2.20am Wednesday ...
White Island eruption: Just how active are New Zealand's volcanoes?
Stuff.co.nz   14 December 2019   New Zealand  
Whakaari/White Island erupted on Monday, causing its alert level to be raised to four. It has since been lowered to level two.
<p>EXPLAINER: Following the deadly eruption at Whakaari/ White Island, New Zealand's volcanoes are in the spotlight.<br />New Zealand has 12 active volcanoes which are monitored by Kiwi scientists.<br />Whakaari/ White Island is one of them, and is currently ...
Rangitata River flooding: Main trunk rail line suffers significant flood damage
Stuff.co.nz   09 December 2019   New Zealand   Rangitata river  
Flood damage to the main trunk rail line south of the Rangitata River.
<p>The main trunk rail line at Rangitata has suffered "significant damage" from flooding according to an initial assessment by KiwiRail.<br />KiwiRail executive general manager operations Siva Sivapakkiam​ said while the company is waiting on flood waters ...
Woman catches 'massive' landslide on camera
Stuff.co.nz   07 December 2019   New Zealand   Rangitata river  
"It was shocking. I couldn't believe it. There was so much water it was unbelievable ... There was so much volume - it was massive."
<p>A curious Mt Somers school busdriver saw first-hand the force of nature when she went to check out the rising Rangitata River. <br />Ange Protheroe, 34, was at the right place at the right time with her husband when she captured footage of the "massive" ...
Tunnel boring machine 'Blanche' blasts through at wastewater treatment plant
<p>The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) called 'Blanche' at Watercare's Army Bay wastewater treatment plant has travelled 600 metres&mdash; a third of the way on its journey from the plant to the transition point, 500 metres into the sea.<br />The machine isn't ...
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Next Manawatū Gorge rock fall could be 170 times larger than two previous slips
Stuff.co.nz   13 September 2017   New Zealand   Manawatu Gorge  
The NZ Transport Agency expects as much as 630,000 cubic metres to drop at the Manawatū Gorge. A slip in April was 3500cum.
<p>The Manawatū Gorge could experience a rock fall 170 times larger than the two slips that caused the state highway to close in April.<br />The NZ Transport Agency expects as much as 630,000 cubic metres to drop at Kerry's wall, near the Ashhurst end, which ...
Explainer: After an earthquake, how does a tsunami happen?
Stuff.co.nz   11 September 2017   World  
KENAN GURBUZ/REUTERS
<p>Friday's earthquake off Mexico was the largest in that region in over a century, and will add pressure to a region already being battered by several other natural disasters.<br />The earthquake occurred off the west coast of southern Mexico 69 km below ...
Concrete shortage another hurdle for constrained construction industry
Stuff.co.nz   26 June 2017   New Zealand   Auckland  
<p>Concrete is becoming increasingly difficult to get, putting further pressure on the constrained construction sector.<br />Builders say logistical issues in getting concrete delivered are not delaying projects but forcing companies to be much better organised.<br ...
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Rock fall restrictions end in Port Hills but council warns danger remains
Stuff.co.nz   06 July 2016   New Zealand   Christchurch  
Rock fall on the road under the Sumner cliffs following an aftershock in June 2011 JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ
<p>Dozens of Christchurch property owners barred from their houses because of the risk of rock fall can return after the law keeping them out expired.</p> <p>However, the Christchurch City Council is advising them not to reoccupy many of the buildings, as ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
More than half of Tekapo lake bed covered in large landslides
Stuff.co.nz   18 March 2016   New Zealand   Lake Tekapo  
JOHN BISSET/FAIRFAX NZ
<p>More than half of the 83 square kilometre lake floor was covered in landslide deposits, some spreading more than 1km across the lake bed.<br />Work is underway to discover if landslides on Tekapo's lake bed could generate destructive tsunami.</p> <p>The ...