@NASAEarth Read NASA's short interview with GNS volcanologist Dr Craig Miller as he explains the driving forces generating the island's captivating plume 👇

Read more about how we forecast earthquakes here👇

Check out this story to find out what is involved in putting together an Urban Geological Map, what they show and what they are used for💻

Merry KIS-mas from the SWAIS2C on-ice team, who are spending a white Christmas at their deep-field research camp at KIS3 on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf! If you look closely you might spot Co-Chief Scientist Richard Levy (GNS and @VicUniWgtn).

While our GNS staff take a well-earned break we say a special thank you to our team in the National Geohazards Monitoring Centre, working 24/7 on monitoring and response services. They're supported by an on-call duty team who are always ready to respond.

@swais2c has broken through the ice shelf!  Their hot water drillers have successfully melted their way through 587.96m of the Ross Ice Shelf to reach the ocean cavity, providing crucial access to climate secrets in the seafloor below. Well-deserved 'victory toasties' all round!

📸LiDAR drone 📸LiDAR drone surveying the area by New Plymouth Airport (credit: New Plymouth Airport)

Things are heating up at @SWAIS2C's deep-field camp on the grounding zone of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – hot water drilling is underway. Co-Chief Richard Levy (GNS Science & @VicUniWgtn) shared this Expedition Update, with a sneak peek of the borehole

On the fifth anniversary of the Whakaari/White Island eruption our thoughts are with the friends and whānau of those who lost their lives, the survivors of the eruption, the first responders, emergency services, Ngāti Awa, and the people of Whakatāne.  Kia kaha, kia maia.