White Island erupted this morning sending a large plume of smoke into the Bay of Plenty sky.
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Ash was seen rising from the volcano off the coast of the Bay of Plenty at 10.23am
The volcanic risk for White Island has been raised to level two – meaning a minor eruption is in progress.
GNS Science volcanologist Craig Miller said the eruption could be part of a sequence leading to a bigger volcanic event.
White Island has experienced several minor eruptions over the last year and volcanologists have found magma “very near” to the surface of the volcano.
Miller said an eruption was unlikely to affect the Bay of Plenty – though it would be dangerous to anyone on White Island.
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WOOOOWWWWWW
Wowwwwwww. That’s cool because my class is reading a book a bout white island,
OMG!!!!!
OMG so scary if you are on there when it erupts! but i’m safe in Palmerston North
Scary…
This happened on my friends b day :)!!!
I know it is so so scrary
i agree
haha, White Island erupts on my birthday and I know White Island because my papa goes there too by White Island.
wow lucky it didn’t hit us
wowwwwww so scary i hope my uncle is allright
that would be scary if it eruppted when you are near it.