White Island volcano (New Zealand): high heat flow continues
Fri, 20 Aug 2021, 04:30
04:30 AM | BY: MARTIN
Near-continuous night-time glow at White Island volcano (image: GeoNet)
Gas and steam plumes from White Island volcano today (image: GeoNet)
These measurements and observations show that the maximum active vent temperatures remain high at around 520°C. The GeoNet New Zealand continues to observe a night glow in webcam images.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) continue at moderate levels, similar to those measured on 20 July.
Due to very steamy conditions at the vent, no visual observations of fresh lava at the surface have been confirmed. However, the monitoring network likely indicates magma intrusions at shallow level.
Volcanic Alert Level remains at level 2 and the Aviation Colour Code remains at Yellow.
Source: GeoNet New Zealand volcano activity update 19 August 2021
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