White Island volcano New Zealand about to erupt, again ?!

Interesting.

Thanks for the pin.
First EVER pin on GLP.

ho-kay, let us know how it goes.

How many people do you think will get squished?

Pitch black there now so won't know till the morning.

It had that spiny lava dome growing out of the crater a few weeks ago, so who knows. The drums & RSAM readings are way up though .....

thanks OP. here is some infor for those who want to know more about the volcano:

Whakaari - meaning ’that which can be made visible’.

According to Māori legend, Whakaari was sent from Hawaiki - traditional homeland of the Māori - as a gift of fire to warm an ancient high priest named Ngatoroirangi.

Ngatoroirangi and his party were ascending Mt Tongariro - a volcano in the Central North Island - when they were surprised by a fierce blizzard. Close to death, Ngatoroirangi made a desperate plea to his sisters Te Pupu and Te Hoata for help.

The siblings rushed immediately to Ngatoroirangi’s aid, travelling beneath the earth and sea in the form of fire, rising occasionally to the surface. The first place they surfaced was Whakaari and thus, the volcano was created. They eventually made it to Ngatoroirangi to warm him with the fire from Hawaiki.

Wherever they paused and rose to the surface, the sisters left part of the fire they carried, creating the Central Plateau geothermal system that includes famous North Island attractions such as Tikitere / Hell’s Gate, Whakarewarewa Thermal Village, Waimungu, Waiotapu, Orakei Korako, Wairakei, Tokaanu and the three volcanic mountains of Tongariro, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe.

Background: Whakaari / White Island

Early Maori visited Whakaari for sulphur, which they used as manure on their mainland gardens, and to hunt birds - primarily mutton birds - that nested on the island.

Europeans first landed on White Island in 1826 - the first arrival was a naval officer turned missionary, Rev Henry Williams.

The New Zealand Manure & Chemical Co. was established in 1885 to produce fertiliser and sulphur ore for sulphuric acid.

In September 1914 a section of the southern rim of the crater wall slumped, causing a massive lahar that wiped out all the buildings on the island as well as the men who were living there.

When the island was put up for sale in 1936, it was acquired by George Buttle. Since then it has passed on to other Buttle family members.

Access to the island has been controlled through permits since 1995. Four designated tourism operators hold those permits.

None. Nobody lives on White Island.

Well, at least they're smart...how many times have you read about volcanoes erupting and wiping out a village, and you sit there wondering how they could be so fucking stupid as to build their homes/huts at the base of a fuck'n volcano?!

Activity still ramping up !

It's going to blow, I am telling ya now.

The RSAM and SSAM + Drums are more intense than what they looked like before last eruption !


[link to geonet.org.nz]

Look at the latest image from the crater rim !

It's smoking from every crack there is.

I have never seen it like this before.

It's going to blow it's top up any day now.

NOT a word from Geonet or GNS N.Z. so far ?!

Link:

[link to geonet.org.nz]

u r such a dumb fuksic,,, Dumb as in supid, I imagine u live somewhere around a mega fukin volcano,,,

u dumb asstard,, yellowstone is capable of wipeing out most of the US.

The pressure is still building up BIG TIME !

Look ==> [link to geonet.org.nz]

Interesting !

RIP NZ... nothing can survive that.

keyword is most... Brief didnt build his houses upon it... or anywhere near YS's ancient ashfields...

need to google and learn about this place...

thanks for the heads up!

Still climbing up !

Past 3000 now !

[link to geonet.org.nz]

Yes, but since it is not far offshore one of the main NZ islands, it could send debris, or even a tsunami, over to it.

White Island is not far at all from mainland N.Z. A large scale eruption will have a severe impact on N.Z. North Island at least.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

Sorry self absorbed yanktard but white island is a part of a super volcano complex that starts in the middle of the North Island of NZ and ends up in the sea at spots like White island....just as capable of blowing serious doomtard shit onto the planet as YogiStone. Google the Taupo eruption and you may just get the idea.

The volcano drum is SATURATED with volcanic tremors !

[link to geonet.org.nz]

Yep, been watching it all day. Smoking like a mofo.

Have you got the link ??? can't seem to find a good one

All 3 White Island cams:

[link to geonet.org.nz]

[link to geonet.org.nz]

[link to geonet.org.nz]

she's gonna blow!

[link to www.stuff.co.nz]

Volcanic activity at White Island is the most "vigorous" in years and could mean a large explosive eruption is imminent, GNS Science says.

The volcano, off the Bay of Plenty coast, is the country's most active and showed heightened signs of unrest last year.

But it is the increased hydrothermal activity in the last three weeks which is of "significant concern", GNS vulcanologist Brad Scott says.

"I don't think I've seen anything this strong since the late 90s and 2000s."

The activity then led to a large eruption in July, 2000.

"The hydrothermal activity is some of the most vigorous I have seen at White Island for many years. This type of activity usually leads to stronger volcanic activity and is a significant concern," Scott said.