Well it appears that Ruapehu is heating up again. The irony of todays press release is only last week they said it was back to normal:

April 23 – GNS scientists have continued to monitor the activity at Ruapehu since the moderate-sized eruption on September 25 2007. No further eruptions have occurred, but an increase in gas output and the internal temperature of the volcano are indications of elevated unrest. It is unclear if this is a sign of further eruptions in the near future. The Alert Level remains at Level 1.

http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/alert-bulletins/alert-bulletin-apr-23-2008-10-00-am-ruapehu-volcano.html

April 28 – Volcanic activity at Ruapehu is back to normal after the eruption on 25 September. This means that the risks to people who wish to climb up to Crater Lake are also back to normal.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/news.aspx?id=46339

May 2 – Increased volcanic activity at Mt Ruapehu has prompted a warning to climbers from the Conservation Department – though scientists can’t say whether an eruption is coming.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10507626

In a period of two weeks there are three different stories coming from the mountain. Who to believe?

Tags: Mountains, Ruapehu, Volcanoes

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