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WHAT IS HAPPENING AT WHITE ISLAND VOLCANO??? New Zealand/Kermadec & South Pacific QUAKE/VOLCANO WATCH

 
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Sulphur smell in Auckland

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hiya shebear

nice to meet you

holey moley, strong sulphur smell in auckland!

thank you for this video


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Are we being censored on YouTube??
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Published on Sep 30, 2012
I seem to be being censored with my subscriptions on my YouTube channel??? What's going on maybe a false flag event?? I have always said " when the rats leave the ship, look overboard cause your about to sink" look out people!

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eclipse from 14/11/ 2012
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Thread: BREAKING Ecuador Tungurahua VOLCANIC ERUPTION!!

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eruption @ Ecuador Tungurahua

Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador) is in full eruption today complete with locally heavy ashfall and pyroclastic flows which, combined with rainfall, generate a potential lahar hazard in drainages surrounding the volcano. The Tungurahua seismogram (station RETU) has been saturated with strong volcanic tremor since early this morning. EPN reports at least two large explosions today which generated ash clouds that rose to above 7 km height.
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hiya snowboardingalien

thank you, i have been meaning to post some info about this volcano
 Quoting: Tauranga


do you have more info? all I can find is the rsoe feed
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here you go

Increased seismic activity at Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador
Posted on December 15, 2012 | 1 Comment
Seismicity has increased dramatically at Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador. Given the open-vent state of the volcano, eruption is hours to days away according to EarthquakeReport. Tungurahua volcano showed a decrease in explosive activity, seismic activity and rate of SO2 emissions since September. However, in recent months there was an increase in internal pressure manifested by a gradual inflation of its upper flanks. According to IGEPN report, on December 8, 2012 deflation was observed by deformation sensors (inclinometers) located at the top of the volcano. From December 12, 2012 a progressive increase of seismicity was recorded, mainly in the number of earthquakes associated with...
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Ecuador declares volcano alert, as eruption from Tungurahua grows more violent
Posted on December 17, 2012
December 17, 2012 – ECUADOR – Ecuador has issued an orange alert — the second-highest warning level — for towns near the Tungurahua volcano, as its level of activity rose, civil defense officials say. The area of the warning covers … Continue reading →
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Explosive eruption reported at Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano
Posted on December 15, 2012
December 15, 2012 – ECUADOR – A sudden strong ash explosion occurred at Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador today at 14:35 local time. According to local reports, the eruption produced an ash plume rising to 6 km altitude and was visible … Continue reading →
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Volcano activity of December 16, 2012 – Tungurahua (Ecuador) in eruption today + beautiful eruption picture from Plosky Tolbachik
Last update: December 17, 2012 at 1:19 am by By Richard Wilson and Armand Vervaeck
Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador) is in full eruption today complete with locally heavy ashfall and pyroclastic flows which, combined with rainfall, generate a potential lahar hazard in drainages surrounding the volcano. The Tungurahua seismogram (station RETU) has been saturated with strong volcanic tremor since early this morning. EPN reports at least two large explosions today which generated ash clouds that rose to above 7 km height.
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Australian & New Zealand Geo-Engineering Protest Event for Chemtrails over NZ -January 20th, 2013

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TBA Times and places for each centre will be announced in the coming weeks

Chemtrails Over NZ – Are joining together with the Australian & New Zealand Geo-Engineering Protest group to co-host the planned 20th January Protest Marches and Meetings.
This will be the first Chemtrails Over NZ event of 2013. We plan to combine together as many people as possible across both nations in peaceful protests in the capital centres

We hope you can join us in bringing a loud and clear message to the Government that the public are Awake and we are Aware. Please note these are to be peaceful n

on violent protests which will follow the Guidelines of Protesting as set out under the law.
We hope you can join us in raising awareness to the Geo-Crime that is being perpetrated above our heads on a daily basis. We are peaceful citizens who just want answers to what we are witnessing everyday. Our demand is that the government comes clean on its Geo-Engineering/Chemtrail programs and advises the public of what is really going on.

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Evidence Of Weather Manipulation Over Nelson?


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Posted on December 17, 2012 by Clare Swinney

Note the ripple formations at different angles to one another and the blanket of aerosol material in the sky.

Chemtrailing every day now over Nelson. Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.
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Whangarei Sky Full of Aerosols On December 11, 2012

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Clare Swinney

The Whangarei sky was covered with aerosol material on Tuesday, December the 11th, 2012 in the afternoon. The picture immediately above shows several trails sprayed in parallel near the lower middle of the shot. It has been dry and hot for last three or so days.

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December 18, 2012 – INDONESIA - Mount Lokon, which has erupted 800 times since July, spewed hot lava and volcanic ash as high as 10,000 feet on Monday, according to an Indonesian government official. The volcano has been one of the most active in Indonesia. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the Sulawesi shoreline prior to the eruption. Mount Lokon, together with Mount Empung, is a twin volcano in the northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly 10 km south of Manado. Both rise above the Tondano plain and are among active volcanoes of Sulawesi. Mount Lokon has a flat and craterless top. Mount Lokon has shown an increase in volcanic activity since early December. The Lokon and Mahawu monitoring station recorded eruptions on Dec. 3, Dec. 5 and Dec. 8, spouting volcanic dust up to 3,500 meters into the sky. –Reuters, Jakarta Post

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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia

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December 17, 2012 – JAKARTA - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Indonesia Monday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked people rushing into the streets but there was no tsunami alert. The quake struck at 0916 GMT more than 160 kilometers (99 miles) south-southeast of Gorontalo in central Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island at a depth of 18 kilometers. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics agency (BMKG) measured it at 6.0 at a depth of 10 kilometers. “The epicenter was in the sea but it doesn’t have the potential to trigger a tsunami,” BMKG official Agung Utomo told AFP. “We haven’t received any report of damage so far.” The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the ground shook for several seconds. “The quake was quite strong and all the guests here — about 30 people — panicked and ran out into the street,” said Rudi Gowarno, manager of Ramayana hotel in the town of Luwuk. Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. A deep 6.0 magnitude also earthquake struck the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on December 15th. –Times of India

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North Sulawesi’s Mount Lokon enters second day of eruption
Posted on December 8, 2012

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December 8, 2012 – INDONESIA – Mount Lokon, near the North Sulawesi town of Tomohon, entered its second day of eruption on Friday, belching heaps of ash and smoke into the atmosphere. “People are asked to remain alert and not … Continue reading →

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Nature of strong quakes changing? 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes region of Banda Sea
Posted on December 11, 2012

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December 11, 2012 – INDONESIA – A magnitude 7.3 (7.1 USGS) earthquake in the Banda Sea off Indonesia has been felt more than 600 kilometers away in Darwin. Geoscience Australia says there could be more aftershocks from the quake that … Continue reading →
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for australians who read this thread

comments with this video:

englishonelauralee 1 hour ago
Me again.I smiled over ur misunderstanding what I commented.I say it now more clearly.The sun pulsates.the vid u done has (nibiru?) Or clearly some pulsating object.Our sun pulsates,so might it make sense its twin planet would also pulsate? Its very obvious the sun had gone all way down.whats in ur vid is pulsating like our sun does when vid is made of it.LOL.ENJOYED UR COMMENT BACK.Lauralee
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
aaaah now i get ya. yup. None of this is impossible. So just what is it that google sky, MS sky and NASA (Never A Straight Answer) isn't telling us, and Y NO MAINSTREAM NEWS????
MEDIA! Expect US!
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Yvette Louise 18 hours ago
Was this west from the ocean or over land?
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
From what F was saying, it was out ocean way. but I will verify.
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dazzathecameraman 35 minutes ago
You have another problem with your details... 19.00 hrs GMT / UTC should be 3.00am local Perth time (Daylight Savings Time), so can you please confirm the correct time and date?
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xXnarutoXxReNdAn 40 minutes ago
It said that it was the 20, yet its the 17th. Seems legit
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
No way bush fire. No smoke. Clear in the video, no smoke rising toward the clouds above the horizon.
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
Believe North, or North East will speak again with the cameraman and add the direction to the info section as soon as I get it.
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
Turn on your annotations Yvette. I corrected the date with one. Was in a hurry to get it up and out there and made an error.
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
I believe north or north east out over and below the horizon. Will get that info and add to info section below vid as soon as i speak with him again.
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maldottcom 1 hour ago
No SMOKE. No FIRE. Clearly seen by eye witnesses you. You can even see the clouds in the sky. No smoke mate. No bush fire.
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Thread: Just what ISN'T NASA telling us 17th Dec 2012 Perth Australia.

Found this on a different thread,its a glowing southern anomaly in Australia. Hey Taur you ever seen anything like this.Great day to all,suns shinning bright and I feel good!
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hiya shad

i will check this out, and also post on my thread, lots of australians read it..
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#Kilauea volcano, #Hawaii. Variable lava ocean entry near Kupapa'u. 8 earthquakes in past 24 hours.
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Southeastern Australia Earthquake Swarms 2009/2012

Published on Oct 29, 2012
Significant Earthquake swarms in Victoria Australia in 2009 and 2012, research and analysis video covering a possible mechanism and cause of both events which seem to propagate through the flinders ranges in South Australia migrating east into the Strzelecki Ranges in victoria.
More of these videos for specific locations around the globe will be uploaded to document these earthquake swarms. (Next video will cover the Gulf Of California)

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Planetary Alignment / X-Flare Watch Dec 17-18, 2012

Published on Aug 30, 2012
Two strong celestial alignments on December 17-18 which involve (Jupiter-Earth-Mercury) and (Venus-Mercury-Sun) as well as combined astrological aspects and harmonic resonance from a Ceres-Earth conjunction may indicate a potential for a large solar event (X-Class Solar Flare or Major Solar Eruption) or a 7.5 Magnitude earthquake on either one of these forecasted days.

This is my own analysis using Heliocentric Imagery, geocentric portrait and harmonic translations to predict possible effects here on earth. i am using astrology in this forecast in-conjunction with lunar modulations.

thebarcaroller 6 hours ago
we have a very big sunspot turning the limb today, the Xray background is elevated, an X class flare in possible in the next 24 hours


massageyou23 23 hours ago
Hi Joe, FYI there were Rainbow colored clouds in Christchurch yesterday (17th Dec). Can forward you a pic if you like....?
Thanks for all your great work. Melissa
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thebarcaroller 6 hours ago
i have seen many images, they look to be the around Marlborough Fault Zone


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3.5 07:47:56 Wed 19 Dec 2012 Depth: 51.2 km

3.1 19:56:45 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 100.6 km

3.6 16:31:01 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 195.5 km

3.4 14:00:18 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 8.6 km

3.1 12:46:20 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 25.9 km

3.3 11:49:12 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 44.8 km

worryingly, most of these quakes were in the area between tauranga/east cape and kermadec

4.1 00:32:31 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 8.8 km

3.6 00:30:22 Tue 18 Dec 2012 Depth: 55.2 km

3.1 20:32:22 Mon 17 Dec 2012 Depth: 74.4 km

3.2 18:00:45 Mon 17 Dec 2012 Depth: 115.5 km

latest nz quakes

4.4 04:20:19 Mon 17 Dec 2012 Depth: 33.0 km

3.9 02:39:27 Mon 17 Dec 2012 Depth: 25.9 km

3.6 00:10:17 Mon 17 Dec 2012 Depth: 8.5 km

3.0 20:58:33 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 213.1 km

3.5 20:09:45 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 214.3 km

4.8 18:52:04 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 33.0 km

3.0 18:39:16 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 16.7 km

4.2 18:20:23 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 33.0 km

3.3 04:18:24 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 76.9 km

3.8 02:47:20 Sun 16 Dec 2012 Depth: 330.9 km

3.5 18:03:38 Sat 15 Dec 2012 Depth: 8.8 km

4.0 09:59:48 Sat 15 Dec 2012 Depth: 495.4 km

3.3 08:33:11 Sat 15 Dec 2012 Depth: 12.0 km

3.8 08:08:17 Sat 15 Dec 2012 Depth: 67.6 km

3.7 07:27:03 Sat 15 Dec 2012 Depth: 12.0 km

3.3 18:52:04 Fri 14 Dec 2012 Depth: 138.6 km

map to see locations
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hmmm...

ruapehu looks to be amping up
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

and i still do not know why these 2 raoul, kermadec drums look completely different to each other...
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
but the second one shows raoul looking lke activity, as does the USGS one below
[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

and the white island drum looks extremely dark, something is happening there
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

makes you wonder about this information

Thread: 2012 IS HERE!! VOLCANIC ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE OFF THE CHARTS FROM SEISMIC ACTIVITY!
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hmmm...

ruapehu looks to be amping up
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

and i still do not know why these 2 raoul, kermadec drums look completely different to each other...
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
but the second one shows raoul looking lke activity, as does the USGS one below
[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

and the white island drum looks extremely dark, something is happening there
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

makes you wonder about this information

Thread: 2012 IS HERE!! VOLCANIC ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE OFF THE CHARTS FROM SEISMIC ACTIVITY!
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the ruapehu drum is getting darker
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hmmm...

ruapehu looks to be amping up
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

and i still do not know why these 2 raoul, kermadec drums look completely different to each other...
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
but the second one shows raoul looking lke activity, as does the USGS one below
[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

and the white island drum looks extremely dark, something is happening there
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

makes you wonder about this information

Thread: 2012 IS HERE!! VOLCANIC ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE OFF THE CHARTS FROM SEISMIC ACTIVITY!
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the ruapehu drum is getting darker
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and a large chunk is missing from the wahianoa, the second ruapehu drum!!

something is going down at ruapehu!
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hmmm...

ruapehu looks to be amping up
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

and i still do not know why these 2 raoul, kermadec drums look completely different to each other...
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]
but the second one shows raoul looking lke activity, as does the USGS one below
[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

and the white island drum looks extremely dark, something is happening there
[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

makes you wonder about this information

Thread: 2012 IS HERE!! VOLCANIC ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE OFF THE CHARTS FROM SEISMIC ACTIVITY!
 Quoting: Tauranga


the ruapehu drum is getting darker
 Quoting: Tauranga


and a large chunk is missing from the wahianoa, the second ruapehu drum!!

something is going down at ruapehu!

 Quoting: Tauranga


corresponding stuff is starting to show on the ngauruhoe drums, which are the drums that show tongariro activity
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oh shit, is white island erupting????

the graphs have been taken off line..


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an interesting article about previous eruptions at white island

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THE WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION



The Maori name for White Island is Whakaari. According to legend, the island was formed when the great Tohunga, Ngatoro-i-rangi was attempting to climb Mount Tongariro.
The legend says that a blizzard came down and the Tohungs was in danger of freezing to death. He called to his sister in Hawaiiki and she sent the fire demons Te Pupu and Te Hoata to rescue him.

On their journey from Hawaiiki they first surfaced at White Island, causing it to erupt, before carrying on to form the thermal region at Rotorua and the craters of Ruapehu, Ngaurahoe and Tongariro. Indeed, all of these regions are on the same volcanic fault line.

Captain Cook sighted the Island on November 1, 1769. He named it White Island, because "as such it always appeared to us". However, as one draws closer to the island, one can see it has a much more yellow appearance, the result of large deposits of sulphur which cover much of its surface.

A former owner of White Island once described it as "the most desolate, God-forsaken and, at the same time, the most awe-inspiring place on the face of the earth."

White Island is the cone of an active volcano, most of which is hidden beneath the sea. The island is between two, and two and a half kilometres in diameter and is located approximately 70 kilometres north-east of Whakatane.

The cliffs of the volcano are between 30 and 300 metres in height, and most of the island's centre consists of a large crater with steaming fumeroles and boiling mud pools.

With the sulphur on the island giving off toxic fumes, very little wild life lives there. However, a large colony of up to 5,000 pairs of gannets may be seen on the island during the breeding season and it is also the roosting place of a number of other sea birds, and home to the rare native rat or 'Kiore'.

Only fourteen different species of plants grow on White Island, of which pohutukawa trees are by far the most numerous. There is no drinkable fresh water on White Island.

Generally, White Island is a barren and inhospitable place. The ground shakes and rumbles frequently, and a strong smell of sulphur fills the air.

Occasionally the fumeroles erupt, jetting super-heated steam skywards and blasting out rocks and boiling mud. One visitor described it as being like "40,000 boilers blowing steam through the dome of St Paul's Cathedral."

Yet, despite its fearsome appearance, men have lived on White Island from time to time , in order to mine the large deposits of sulphur that cover much of its surface. As early as 1843, sulphur was mined on the island, and between 1885 and 1900, more than 5,000 tonnes of sulphur was shipped to the mainland.

In 1913 a new plant was opened up on White Island. Situated on a flat area near Troup Head, it consisted of a boiler house, retort house, laboratory, storehouse, manager's home and office, dining room, and two bunkhouses. There was also a railway track and trucks, winches, boilers and other machinery.

A reservoir to store fresh rainwater had been constructed and three surfboats were kept on a concrete skidway near the wharf.

On September 7, 1914 ten men were landed on the island to spend several weeks mining the sulphur deposits. Albert Mokomoko brought them to the island on the pilot launch from potiki, and he promised to return a week later to bring mail and fresh supplies. The working party consisted of the manager, aj shit McKain and Messrs, S.H. Young, J. Byrne, W.J. Donovan, R. Lamb, H. Williams, A. Anderson, R. Waring, L. Kelly, and R. Walker.

On September 10, 1914 clouds of black smoke were seen rising above the island and a strong smell of sulphur drifted across to the mainland. Slight earthquakes were felt and a stream near Te Teko suddenly began to boil.

On September 15, Albert Mokomoko sailed out to the island, but there were no answers to his signals and he was unable to land in the rough conditions.

On September 19, he returned and rowed ashore in a dinghy. On landing he immediately realised that a disaster had struck.

A large section of the cliff had fallen away, burying most of the wharf and landing area. There was no sign of life.

Albert Mokomoko rushed back to the mainland to get help.

At first it was hoped that the men may have put to sea in the boats to escape a volcanic eruption. This had happened to the men working on the island during the 1880's.

But ships searching the Bay of Plenty and search parties around the coast of the mainland found no sign of survivors. When a rescue party landed on the island, they were able to guess how the tragedy may have occurred.

A huge section of the volcanic cone had collapsed into the crater, where it had been converted into boiling mud. The steam vents had been blocked and eventually they had burst free adding to the mud-flow.

Thousands of tonnes of boiling mud and debris had then flowed towards the sea carrying all before it. The camp, its buildings and plant valued at $50,000 was completely destroyed.

The miners themselves had either been buried under several metres of mud and rocks, or swept over Troups Head into the sea, fifty metres below.

The only survivor was the camp's cat which appeared three weeks later, hungry but uninjured. The strength of the upheaval and the huge mudflow or 'lahar' could be seen from the way heavy machinery had been shoved about and strong piles snapped off at their bases.

In some ways, the White Island disaster resembled the disaster which occurred at Tangiwai when a wall of the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu broke away. In that disaster a huge 'lahar' had swept down the mountainside destroying the bridge at Tangiwai and causing the rail accident that killed 151 people on Christmas Eve 1953.

In other ways, it was more like the Tarawera eruption of 1886 in which Lake Rotomahana was converted into boiling mud pools and steaming fumeroles, and 153 people lost their lives when their villages were buried beneath thousands of tonnes of mud and ash.

Two weeks after the White Island eruption, wharf piles, railway sleeps, timber from the houses and the wreckage of the three boats were washed up on the shores of the mainland.

It is believed that the upheaval had occurred during the night, catching the ten miners asleep and leaving them no chance to escape before they were overwhelmed. No trace of their bodies was ever found.

A party of scientists visited the island some time after the disaster. They came to the conclusion that the cliffs, weakened by chemical corrosion and honeycombed with steam vents, had finally collapsed, possibly due to a small earthquake. This caused a gigantic landslip to pile up on the crater floor, displacing the water of the crater lake.

With the thermal vents blocked for a period of time, pressure built up. Eventually there was an eruption, converting the vast masses of landslide soil into a gigantic boiling mud-flow that swept towards the sea, carrying huge rocks along with it.

The shaking of the eruption caused further landslips and huge piles of debris were left on the floor of the crater, while other areas were covered by a thick coating of mud.

It was estimated that more than two million tonnes of debris fell from the crater walls during the upheaval. If the area had been densely populated, the effects of the eruption and the vast mudflow would have been devastating.

Following the tragedy, the sulphur works was opened again in 1927 with new plant and equipment. On at least one occasion the workers were forced to take to their boats when the volcano began to erupt. The works were finally abandoned in 1934.

White Island still erupts from time to time. In 1954 it sent steam and smoke soaring 4000 metres up into the atmosphere. In 1957 a nearby fishing boat was covered in ash during an eruption.

The island has few visitors due to the danger of an eruption and the difficulties of getting ashore. Should a storm arise, visitors may be stranded on the island for several days.

Today, White Island is deserted, with only the corroded remains of the abandoned sulphur works standing as a grim memorial to the ten men who lost their lives during the eruption of 1914.


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Stay safe...wishing you hf
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hiya jack

and i love you too, dear brother xxx
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hiya SO

thank you, lovely to see you here

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hiya SO

thank you, lovely to see you here

much love to you, sis xxx
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Just wanted you to know I was thinking about you. Crazy times we live in, eh?
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oh shit, is white island erupting????

the graphs have been taken off line..


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latest white island camera shot

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hiya SO

thank you, lovely to see you here

much love to you, sis xxx
 Quoting: Tauranga


Just wanted you to know I was thinking about you. Crazy times we live in, eh?
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yes, unbelievably crazy

i am waiting for some feedback from others who are watching white island volcano, i hope i am wrong about this, and it is just a trick of the light, but the fact that the graphs and drums have been stopped has me very worried, especially in light of the new ominous volcanic developments at white island..

stay safe too, sis, i also think of you guys often xxx
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oh shit, is white island erupting????

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siren2siren2siren2
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latest white island camera shot

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 Quoting: Tauranga


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the graphs have been taken off line..


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camera
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siren2siren2siren2
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latest white island camera shot

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 Quoting: Tauranga


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what a relief, they have turned the drum back on now
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#Ambrym volcano, #Vanuatu. Satellite image shows sulphur dioxide plume extending northwest across #Malekula Island.

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#Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka. Eruptions continue. Ash emissions reach height of 3 kilometres over past few days.

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#Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu. Satellite images show hotspots at Benbow and Mbwelesu craters. 12 December 2012.

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#Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea. Satellite images show hotspots at volcano on multiple days in December 2012.

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#Bagana volcano, Papua New Guinea. Satellite images show hotspots on 13 December 2012.

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Heard Island volcano, Australian territory. Satellite images show hotspots on 12,15,16 December 2012.
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updated: Wednesday, 19 December, 2012 at 04:25 UTC
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Volcano monitors say Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot lava 1km above its crater overnight and blasted hot rock and gas nearly 3km down its flank. The regional director for the government's emergency agency is Lourdes Mayorga and she says officials have prepared shelters and are working to evacuate any people in danger. The country's National Geophysics Institute said the volcano blasted lava well above its crater overnight and sent out a plume of ash and gas about 1.5km high. The renewed eruption in central Ecuador began last week and plumes on Sunday rose as high as 5km above the 16,479-foot (5,023-metre) crater.
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