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News Article: ‘Critical hazard blind spot’: Scientists probe Pacific volcanoes’ risk to New Zealand’s internet
“Remember, the tsunami from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption arrived in New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu with virtually no warning, because models used by the International Tsunami Warning Centre are tuned to earthquake sources, not volcanic ones,” Cronin said.
“We plan to create new templates for adding volcanic warning to these systems.”