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Eruption Update for January 22, 2013: Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, White Island, Rabaul, Taal and Kamchatka
BY ERIK KLEMETTI 01.22.131:50 PM
...The latest report on White Island mentions new, vigorous and almost continuous hydrothermal activity in the small crater lake at White Island — the video of the activity is impressive, with meters-tall fountains of muddy water. This activity is the strongest it has been since the events that lead to the explosive activity in 2000, so GNS Science is concerned about the increasing potential of explosions in the White Island crater. Interestingly, with all this new activity, tour operators are trying to make it seem like a great time to visit White Islands — something I think could potentially lead to disaster...