#94 - Prof. Jan Lindsay Interview (Volcanology, White Island Tragedy, Auckland Volcanic Field, Taupo, Rotorua, Ring Of Fire etc.)

Prof. Jan Lindsay is a volcanologist and a professor at the University Of Auckland and her expertise is the in research of volcanic hazards

VOLCANOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03770273210011

16 AUCKLAND UNI PROFILE - https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/j-lindsay

TWITTER - @GeoJanUoA

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:54 - What A Volcanologist Does

05:12 - Working In The Field/Past Activity Of A Volcano

07:24 - Volcano’s Have Small Activity Before A Big Eruption

08:28 - If Taupo Were To Erupt It Would Be A Small Eruption In Our Lifetime/Super Eruption

11:20 - You’d Have A Warning Before A Super Eruption

11:51 - Warning Of Taupo Erupted

13:25 - Speaking With The Government & Civil Defence About An Eruption

14:41 - Auckland’s Volcanic Field

17:07 - Evacuating Auckland If An Eruption Happens/Immediate Effects

21:09 - Uncertainty Of Knowing When Eruptions Being Over

23:13 - The Probability Of An Auckland Eruption Is Extremely Low

25:27 - Earthquakes Triggering A Volcano

27:43 - Why Mudpools Randomly Appear In Rotorua

30:46 - White Island Tragedy Eruption

34:10 - Debriefing Since The White Island Tragedy/Investigation

37:05 - Reasons GNS Want To Revisit White Island

37:46 - Tongariro Crossing Eruption/Why It Wont Be Like White Island

39:52 - Jan Lindsay Remembering Mt Ruapehu’s Eruption

40:50 - Mt Taranaki’s Inevitable Eruption/Taranaki’s Effect On Auckland

44:08 - Ash Entering The Stratosphere

45:13 - Parts Of Zealandia Rising To The Surface From A Volcanic Eruption

48:25 - Ring Of Fire And How It Works

51:48 - Where To Find Prof’ Jan Lindsay’s Work

52:50 - Volcano Films Are Not Realistic/Walking On Lava In Goma