Events
On 18 March 2007, the tephra dam collapsed, causing a "medium" sized lahar which flowed down the mountain and into the Whangaehu River. The ERLAWS system activated at 10:47am and worked exactly as planned. Scientists estimate that 1.29 million cubic metres (1.29 billion litres) of sulphur and water went down the Whangaehu Valley, leaving 8.9 million cubic meters in the crater lake. This lahar was at least 50% larger than the 1953 lahar that caused the Tangiwai disaster.
Read more about this topic: Eastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm And Warning System
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“All strange and terrible events are welcome,
But comforts we despise.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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