Tremors under Lake Taupō trigger rise in supervolcano alert level for first time in history
Ongoing tremors underneath Lake Taupō have seen the alert level for the supervolcano rise for the first time in history.
Geologists are closely monitoring the site in a bid to understand why this is happening.
Dr Finn Illsley-Kemp, a seismologist from Victoria University of Wellington, tells The Front Page podcast the volcano last erupted around 1800 years ago, in 232 AD.
Link to podcast and article: The Front Page: Tremors under Lake Taupō trigger rise in supervolcano alert level for first time in history - NZ Herald
