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A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened
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A scientific article examines how a supereruption at Whakamaru in New Zealand's North Island occurred approximately 350,000 years ago, with details about the landscape and climate conditions during that period.
A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened
Deposits from the Whakamaru supereruption are pictured here on Chatham Island. Katherine Holt, CC BY-NC-ND
Some 350,000 years ago, the centre of New Zealand’s North Island appeared much different than the mountainous, scrub-covered landscape it is today.
Amid a glacial period, temperatures were colder and conditions harsher. Vast beech and podocarp forests blanketed the region, providing habitat for abundant native birdlife.
It was against this tranquil backdrop that the one of the Earth’s most
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