Hello everyone and welcome back to Scary Interesting.

In this video we're going to go over two of the absolute worst disasters in history,

and the final story is a disaster unlike any other you've probably heard of in a spot

that is also unlike any other on Earth.

You'll see what I mean.

And as always, viewer discussion is advised. Mount Ruapaiu, located in the very center of New Zealand's North Island, is about as beautiful

of you as you're likely to find anywhere.

This is even more impressive considering the seemingly endless

natural beauty of New Zealand, but the mountain is deceptive. Mount Ruupé is both the tallest

mountain on the North Island and the country's most active volcano. About every 50 years,

since it began to be recorded, volcanic activity increases, which can amount to as little as a

few tremors over a few days,

to as much as a catacalismic months-long event.

In early 1945, Mount Ruupaiu began ramping up for one of these eruptions as activity slowly built in March.

This caused several lava domes to form on its surface.

This is when lava comes up bubbling through vents and forms a large dome.

Between the three peaks that form the mountain also sits a large crater filled with water known

fittingly as Crater Lake. By July of that year, Crater Lake water levels had fluctuated

significantly and at one point drained almost completely of water to its 1,000 feet or over 300meter depth.

At several points, massive steam eruptions also occurred that were visible from 100 kilometers

away from the interaction between the water and the hot volcanic material.

These eruptions continued for most of the year, and by December, volcanic activity started to wane.

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