Daily Mail - Leon Watson, 11/19/12
- Hikers have been warned to avoid the summit of Mount Ruapehu
- Partially blocked vent means eruptions 'over the next weeks to months'
Set to erupt: Mount Ruapehu volcano in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
A New Zealand volcano that featured as Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings movies is in danger of erupting as pressure builds in a subterranean vent, officials have said.
The Department of Conservation warned hikers to avoid the summit of Mount Ruapehu, saying that temperature readings by scientists indicated there was an increased risk of eruption at New Zealand's largest active volcano.
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