NIWA Confirms Collapse Of Undersead Volcano

[Cheryl Nelson]

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00031/niwa-confirms-collapse-of-undersea-volcano.htm "The aptly named ‘Rumble III’ undersea volcano on the Kermadec Ridge, 200 km northeast of Auckland, has dropped in height by 120 metres in the last couple of years, pioneering research by NIWA has shown. “Our seabed is a lot more active than we thought,” says NIWA marine geologist, Richard Wysoczanski. “Within the last ten years there have been numerous undersea volcanic eruptions and activity: Monowai (several times up to 2008), Raoul Volcano (2006), and White Island (2000 and 2001). These volcanoes, as well as the non-volcanic ridges, can also cause landslides that could potentially generate a tsunami that would impact on New Zealand.”