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How New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption unfolded
5 years ago

How New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption unfolded

ABC  

When tourists entered White Island, they walked into a crater that could erupt at any time. A screenshot taken by the New Zealand White Island Crater Rim webcam at 2:10pm just moments before the volcano erupted on December 9, 2019. A photo of the volcano on White Island in New Zealand eruption, taken at 13:49pm local time. GeoNet upgraded White …

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White Island volcano eruption a 'disaster waiting to happen', Australian expert says
5 years, 1 month ago

White Island volcano eruption a 'disaster waiting to happen', Australian expert says

ABC  

The New Zealand volcano eruption that killed at least six people and left many more missing, feared dead, was a "disaster waiting to happen", according to an Australian expert. Key points: Professor Raymond Cas describes the island volcano as "extremely unpredictable" He says people in the crater will have been unable to escape after the eruption He says scientists have …

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How the New Zealand volcano eruption on White Island unfolded
5 years, 1 month ago

How the New Zealand volcano eruption on White Island unfolded

ABC  

Six people have been confirmed dead, with Australians believed to be among them, following the volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island. Last week, an alert was issued for continuing 'moderate volcanic unrest' The alert, issued by New Zealand's geological hazards agency GeoNet on Tuesday, December 3, said that moderate volcanic activity on White Island, off the east coast of …

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Should tourists have been on New Zealand’s most active volcano?
5 years, 1 month ago

Should tourists have been on New Zealand’s most active volcano?

CNN  

CNN — There were families on holiday. All there to see one thing: the uninhabited moonscape of New Zealand’s most active volcano, White Island. “I have always felt that it was too dangerous to allow the daily tour groups that visit the uninhabited island volcano by boat and helicopter.” How New Zealand’s warning system works In the weeks before the …

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Deadly volcano rocks New Zealand: 5 killed, tourists missing
5 years, 1 month ago

Deadly volcano rocks New Zealand: 5 killed, tourists missing

India TV News  

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. Image Source : AP Deadly volcano rocks New Zealand: 5 killed, tourists missing Tims said experts had told them the island remained unstable but search and rescue teams …

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New Zealand’s White Island volcano: One dead, many missing; eruption sends plume of steam, ash about 12,000 feet into air
5 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand’s White Island volcano: One dead, many missing; eruption sends plume of steam, ash about 12,000 feet into air

Firstpost  

Brad Scott, a volcanologist with GNS Science, said eruption was significant and sent plume of steam, ash about 12,000 feet into the air Wellington: A volcano on a small New Zealand island frequented by tourists erupted with a large plume of ash and steam on Monday, killing one person and leaving dozens of others missing or injured. Brad Scott, a …

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New Zealand police say there are no survivors from White Island volcano eruption; fears for Australian tourists and Ovation of the Seas cruise ship passengers
5 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand police say there are no survivors from White Island volcano eruption; fears for Australian tourists and Ovation of the Seas cruise ship passengers

ABC  

New Zealand police have said they do not believe they will find any more survivors after a devastating volcanic eruption engulfed tourists on the country's White Island, killing at least five. Ken Gledhill from the New Zealand geological agency GNS Science told a press conference the eruption was a "throat clearing" and said the volcano had "showed increased activity for …

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