Sauron returns?

The New Zealand volcano Tongariro, which became famous after it “starred” in Peter Jackson’s film “The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring" as Mount Orodruin, woke up after a 115-year sleep.

It was to Mount Orodruin, which in reality is located in the central part of Severny Island, that a strange company of five capable fighters and four runts wandered. Their goal was to destroy the ominous ring of omnipotence in its flame. The director had to draw in the flame then, and he would have to now. There was no release of lava during the sudden eruption - only a column of ash erupted from the crater. However, the noise arose as if Sauron himself had reincarnated and was gathering a new army.

“Now everything seems to have calmed down, but this does not necessarily mean that the eruption is over,” says New Zealand volcanologist Michael Rosenberg. – It is possible that the first ash emissions are a prologue to a longer eruption.

Although the amount of ash spewed by Orodruin cannot be compared with what Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull once spat out, the country canceled several domestic flights just in case and lay low in anticipation of big troubles. Rosenberg's colleague Jay Lindsday adds fuel to the fire.

“Bottom sediments in lakes near Auckland (the country’s largest city - Ed.) show that ash from Tongariro reached the city many times over the past 80 thousand years,” she reports.

It’s probably worth listening to the expert’s words. The last time Tongariro erupted, it lasted 11 months. But if some Sauron with a mega-ring appears in the country, there will be no problems eliminating the threat - Orodruin is ready to work.