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It's the #DEVORA forum day! It's the #DEVORA forum day! I get to listen and talk about cool volcano science allllll day! WOOOOO!!!
Slightly proud that my nickname for the DEVORA Forum has been adopted officially. You're welcome #DEVORUM13. 
DEVORA's @SianCamp describing challenges in historic felt reports in developing the Auckland seismic baseline. How does one quantify "women fainting" in historical earthquake newspaper articles? 
Exploring how injected air bubbles in gelatine propagate along fractures to the surface as a proxy for batches of lava moving through the crust. Very col analog experiments by Dr Eleonora Rivalta and crew.
No, @JenniLHopkins, you can't escape. Jenni talking about the TephraNZ, a standardised, systematic dataset for tephras across NZ. Looks amazing!
What's cool about #DEVORUM13 is the use of prerecorded and remote presentations like this one by @FeeArens on using electrical self-potential in volcanic studies. Let me pass on the group's 
Tom Wilson from @UCNZgeology freaking and fascinating talk about their framework for multi-hazard compounding/cascading loss modelling using AVF scenario events. 
uff. UFFF, TOM. #DEVORUM13
uff. UFFF, TOM. #DEVORUM13
But Nicole Allen also from @UCNZgeology wins the prize for most fun PhD experiments looking at structural damage caused by ash and tephra fall at a range of loads and energies. Ballistic cannons and 'ash' loading. SO ENVIOUS OF YOUR COOL EXPERIMENTS!
Welcome to the DEVORA whanau, Holly! Governance and disaster response research is timely and so useful to support our communities in volcanic and other emergencies. Look forward to working with you!
Gah! @NLipiejko YOUR EXPERIMENTS ARE SO COOL! Volcanic tsunami generated in a flume showing how pyroclastic or debris flows can cause tsunami waves. I was too fascinated to take pictures. Look forward to seeing more about this often overlooked volcanic hazard. #DEVORUM13 
DEVORA'S @swrtsang and @TonkinTaylor's @alecjwild talking about the eruption simulator for hazard management students built on an AVF scenario. We've been involved in this for a couple of years and it's a great experience for the students!
In the words of @alecjwild "boom, volcano, yay!". 
Great new spatial mapping aspect of the simulation built in. Great resource for teaching EM. 
Great new spatial mapping aspect of the simulation built in. Great resource for teaching EM.
Last talk of the day, Robert Caldwell from #MarketEconomics brings us back down to reality on the modelling of the long term economic response of Auckland to one of the AVF scenarios. Sobering and super interesting discussion afterwards. Thanks, Robert!
*sigh* I'm a happy little nerd. What a brilliant day geeking out with other volcano scientists about the work we can do as a group to better understand volcanic risk in Auckland, and how we can best support communities during a volcanic event. 
nerd. What a brilliant day geeking out with other volcano scientists about the work we can do as a group to better understand volcanic risk in Auckland, and how we can best support communities during a volcanic event.
