Jacksgranda Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50708727 People were actually inside the volcano when it erupted. Seems a bit lackadaisical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Pish, I was expecting the apocalypse and a day off work. Edited December 9, 2019 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Maybe later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 That's a coincidence, one went off in New Zealand too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Quote Was there any forewarning of an eruption? On 3 December, geological hazard monitoring website GeoNet warned "the volcano may be entering a period where eruptive activity is more likely than normal", although it added "the current level of activity does not pose a direct hazard to visitors". University of Auckland associate professor Jan Lindsay said the alert level was recently raised from one to two. "There was a heightened level of unrest and everyone was aware," she said. "[The volcano] has a persistently active hydrothermal system... if gases build up under a block of clay or mud they can be released quite suddenly," Prof Lindsay said. "It's possible that there's no magma involved, that it's just a phreatic eruption - a steam eruption. We don't know yet." Hmmm.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 "It was still safe-ish but they were trying to limit the group sizes [of people visiting the volcano]." very much looking forward to this line of defence being used in court. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Flying to NZ on Thursday. Could have been me etc. etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, NewBornBairn said: That's a coincidence, one went off in New Zealand too. Fixed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, Jacksgranda said: Fixed Booo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 minute ago, NewBornBairn said: Booo I thought something didn't look right whenever I was typing the title. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Where’s Old Zealand? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Where’s Old Zealand? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Where’s Old Zealand? I believe it's in the Netherlands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Unlikely to be any more survivors so up to 30 dead is the latest word. NZ barely makes the news for decades and now it's just a litany of disasters. I blame Lord of the Rings. Edited December 9, 2019 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I blame Airdrie United. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 3 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: "It was still safe-ish but they were trying to limit the group sizes [of people visiting the volcano]." very much looking forward to this line of defence being used in court. On the other hand, you'd imagine it might raise eyebrows to come to court and say you expected to be safe fucking about around an active volcano. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Quite frankly, if you are stupid enough to go inside an active volcano then you have what's coming to you and get no sympathy from me. Not that the charred corpses will be particularly bothered by my lack of sympathy either way right enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dee Man said: Quite frankly, if you are stupid enough to go inside an active volcano then you have what's coming to you and get no sympathy from me. Not that the charred corpses will be particularly bothered by my lack of sympathy either way right enough. No thoughts and prayers to the family from me. f**k em 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 They probably failed to duck and cover IMO: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: 2 hours ago, tamthebam said: I believe it's in the Netherlands. Denmark 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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