Volcano Taupo
... of 0.52km3 of volume to 3.26km3. This is a significant increase. Also notable is that the last eruption was 1740 years ago, if the volcano is averaging every 156 years, it would seem the volcano is long over due for an eruption. With the above facts, it would seem imperative to have some kind of plan when the volcano erupts again. It would helpful to have some kind of warning system set up so when the volcano erupts the people of the town of Taupo know its happening. Now to go with that it would be even more helpful if the people of the town knew what to do in case this happened. Things like evacuation routes and where to go if you are missing a family member are all vital to a good plan. To do this you might need to hand out pamphlets or hold meetings to discuss the possible solutions. Another piece of information the town’s people should know would be all the types of things the volcano would have them face. Examples are ash, lava, debris, mud slides ect. If you have an idea of what you could be in for, more informed decisions could be made at the time of the eruption. Unfortunately there really is no way of telling yet exactly when a volcano might erupt. All scientist can do is go off the information from prior eruptions and use that with information gathered from other volcanoes to get ideas of what might happen. Even if the volcano were never to erupt again its still a good idea to have the people of your town prepared so they are ready in case it ever does happen again. Part 5: Hawaiian: These are the volcanoes with the lowest amount of pyroclastic...