‘Mount Doom’ may blow: The active volcano made famous in the Lord Of The Rings film trilogy is threatening to erupt with temperatures around the crater lake doubling to 45C
Lord Of The Rings ‘Mount Doom’ is in fact New Zealand’s Mount Ruapehu
High seismic activity means the volcanic mountain could erupt at any time
Volcanologists have warned hikers and climbers to stay clear from the area
The active volcano could spew out lahars, a deadly flow of thick debris
By DANIEL PETERS
DailyMail.com
11 May 2016
Hikers and climbers have been warned to stay away from an active volcano known as the fictional molten ‘Mount Doom’ in The Lord Of The Rings movies.
Mount Ruapehu, in New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park, has been upgraded to ‘heightened unrest,’ with volcanologists warning high seismic activity could cause the mount to erupt.
For adventurous tourists and locals keen to explore the jagged mountain landscape that Frodo traversed to destroy a mythical ring, the journey may have to wait.
It has been six years since the volcano – which which was used to film a number of scenes across the epic fantasy trilogy – last erupted, but experts believe that figure could change at any moment.
Temperatures at the iconic mountain’s crater lake have doubled in the last few week, surging from 25C to 45C, along with a huge increase of both carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide output.
‘Taken together these data now indicate more volcanic unrest at Mt Ruapehu,’ said volcanologist Geoff Kilgour.
‘The increased gas output coupled with high heat flow and volcanic tremor imply a higher likelihood of activity.’
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