Storm winds cause dust misery in Christchurch
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The wind is picking up in Christchurch, causing concern about dust storms being blown up from earthquake debris and silt.
The wind is picking up in Christchurch, causing concern about dust storms being blown up from earthquake debris and silt.
There were angry scenes at a Christchurch meeting last night as residents tried to stop a dump for earthquake debris being built in their suburb.
The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake debris.
A very large earthquake in the central North Island could trigger a big lahar from Mt Ruapehu. In the recent past it's been eruptions that have led to lahars on the mountain. But scientists from Canterbury University have checking what else might cause cause mud and debris to spew out of the crater lake.
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