“With the type of volcanoes we have in Auckland, we can almost certainly expect to see lava flowing for hundreds of metres to several kilometres from its vent.” Dr Geoff Kilgour, GNS Science volcanologist, recently led a research trip to La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, funded by the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake to learn about how lava interacted with buildings and infrastructure during the 2021 eruption. Read more about the trip here https://www.geonet.org.nz/news/7n5lIPXFkClt