Expedition sets sail to explore understudied hazards of nearshore volcanoes
The RV Tangaroa has set sail with a team of researchers to study the multiple natural hazards posed by Tūhua/Mayor and Whakaari/White islands, including their potential to generate tsunami, ashfall and pyroclastic flows of hot ash and gas.
The voyage is part of the Beneath the Waves programme to undertake geological and geophysical surveying to locate magma, hydrothermal systems, geological faults and evidence of past volcanic activity.
Read the full story on the official Beneath the Waves website(external link)