May 5, 2024

Getting ready for a super volcano eruption

Lake Taupo and Ruapehu

A team of New Zealand and international geologists has got more than $8 million from the Endeavour Fund, managed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), for a project that to better prepare New Zealand for future eruptions by the Taupo supervolcano.

The ECLIPSE project will investigate “Eruption or Catastrophe: Learning to Implement Preparedness for future Supervolcano Eruptions.”

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