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Possible Mt Taranaki eruption could knock out power to entire region

16 November 2020

Given the time that has passed since its last eruption, Professor Tom Wilson of UC’s School of Earth and Environment believes the next one could be “on the bigger side of what Taranaki can produce”.

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An eruption at Mt Taranaki could have serious effects on the region. Andy Jackson/Stuff.

 

Wilson has been working alongside PhD student Alana Weir to examine the risks posed to the region as part of a study called Transitioning Taranaki to a Volcanic Future.

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