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Random pictures | |  White Island in the Bay of Plenty ca. 50 km off the North Island's east coast is one of New Zealands most active volcanoes, well known for its spectacular crater with strong hydrothermal activity and sulphur deposits. It is part of the active Taupo volcanic zone and last erupted in 2001 (phreatic explosion). stratovolcano 321 m / 1,053 ft New Zealand, -37.52°S / 177.18°E Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) White Island webcams / live dataWhite Island volcano books | Tours
White Island volcano eruptions:2016, 2013, 2012, 2001, 1998-2000, 1998, 1995, 1986-94, 1983-84, 1976-82, 1974, 1971, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968-69, 1966-67, 1962, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1955, 1947, 1933, 1930, 1928, 1926, 1924, 1922, 1909, 1908 (?), 1886?,1886, 1885 (?), 1885, 1856 (?), 1836, 1826 Typical eruption style:Explosive (in historic time: frequent small phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions) Last earthquakes nearbyWhite Island volcano toursA Dream Come True - World Volcano Tour (4 weeks round-the-world trip to Hawai'i - Vanuatu - New Zealand - Indonesia) Latest satellite images  Latest news & updates from White IslandWed, 14 Sep 2016, 05:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 05:36 UTC, 14/09/16 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Tue, 13 Sep 2016, 17:53  Ash plume from White Island today seen on Nasa's Suomi NPP satellite A small eruption occurred this morning from the volcano. Weak ash emissions were seen from the vent of the volcano's 2012 lava dome in the central crater; the alert level was raised from 1 (green) to 3 (orange). ...moreThe eruption consisted in a phase of passive (without significant explosions) ash venting starting at about 11:50 local time. The activity produced a whitish-gray plume of fine ash that rose a few hundred meters and was blown by strong winds to the east where it formed a narrow plume several tens of kilometers long.  Ash plume seen from the north (image: GeoNet) [ less] [ read all] Tue, 13 Sep 2016, 01:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 01:28 UTC, 13/09/16 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Thu, 28 Apr 2016, 12:05 
Geonet's instruments inside White Island covered with ash from the eruption on 27 April 2016 (image: Geonet) A small phreatic explosion occurred inside the main crater of the volcano on the evening of 27 April around 21:50 local time, Geonet reported. The volcanic alert level was raised to 3 and aviation color code to Orange. ...moreSince the eruption, the volcano has returned to quiet / normal activity and the alert level was again lowered to 2 (although aviation color code remains orange for the time being as other explosions could occur). The eruption covered about 80% of the crater's surface and the northern and southern crater walls with fine ash. It had been preceded by a slight increase in seismic activity, but SO2 gas emissions had been unchanged. During a visit last week, it had been observed that the level of the acid crater lake had fallen by approx. 2 meters, indicating significant evaporation, and / or greater infiltration. [ less] [ read all] More on VolcanoDiscovery:
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