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 …
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 …