An Iriot original.

I was born with a special gift.

The ability to mentally transform any situation into the worst case scenario.

In my own brain.

My therapist calls my gift catastrophizing.

And that's why I'm uniquely qualified to scrutinize and analyze history's greatest disasters.

And find out who's to blame.

They say history repeats itself.

Not on my watch.

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and I am the alarmist.

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the alarmist.

A comedy podcast where we talk about history's greatest tragedies and figure out who's to blame.

Today we're discussing the Tangui trained disaster.

Here's what you need to know.

Mount Repé Hu is the largest active volcano in New Zealand.

In March of 1945, it began an eruptive phase that would last months causing damage to houses and crops of nearby villages

as well as irritation from smoke and ash to the residents.

After the eruptions the peak of Mt. Repé Hu, filled with rain water and melted snow and formed a large lake

held together by an elevated bank known as the Tephra Dam, which is made of volcanic ash and sediments.

After the eruptions, the peak of Mt. Repé Hu filled with rain water and melted snow and formed a large lake

held together by an elevated bank known as a Tephra Dam which is made of volcanic ash and sediments.

Over subsequent years, as the lake filled with more water, the pressure on the walls became

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