Live updates: White Island volcano erupts, massive plume visible (New Zealand)

newshub.co.nz ^ | December 9, 2019

[rdl6989]

As many as 20 people may be injured after White Island erupted on Monday afternoon.

The volcanic eruption began at around 2:15pm on Monday.

A group of people believed to be tourists were on the island at the time. St John has confirmed to Newstalk ZB that they have reports of up to 20 injured in the eruption.

[RandallFlagg]

Just reported - no survivors.

And the enemedia will blame Trump in 5....4.....3.....

[Bon of Babble]

God’s revenge for opening up a mosque in Christchurch.

[Karma_Sherab]

It is amazing that after 5 Billion years since it’s birth, planet earth is still 90% molten Lava in it’s belly.

Uh-oh. That will be the next BIG thing....global core cooling!.....We need money to fight it

[entropy12]

7920 miles dia of planet earth
Earth’s crust is 5 miles deep under oceans, and 25 miles under continents.

Volume of sphere = 4/3 x Pi x R**3

Volume below the rocky crust based on average diameter of
7920 - 30 = 7890 miles

Which then computes the earth’s crust as 1.132% of
earths’s total volume.

Which means 98.868% of earth is below the solid crust outer shell.

[SunkenCiv]

That's terrible, but not unexpected. On one of the vids, unnamed employees of the park service or something had been cited as having said, it was the worst eruption they'd seen in their careers. The volcano erupts every couple of years apparently.

[BenLurkin]

New Zealand island shows no signs of life after volcano erupts - CBC 12/09/2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7X2SzR6e0

[Elsie]

Why do TV producers think that it HAS to fill the edges of the screen with blurry stuff from the phone image!

It is DAMNED distracting!!

Leave it black!

[Elsie]

When Mt. Saint Helens erupted it sent temperatures UP! by hundreds of degrees in the immediate area!!

[Elsie]

It didn’t show much BEFORE it erupted!

[Elsie]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroclastic_flow

[gleeaikin]

There had been reports of earthquakes and steam outbursts. Scientists had warned of danger. Bad enough that they were allowed on the island, but to actually go down into the crater under those conditions—criminal negligence.

[SaveFerris]

[ Scientists had warned of danger. ]

Oh my. I wonder if those people realized the danger before going in there.

[gleeaikin]

I get the impression that the tour ship gave little information. Last I heard 5 dead and 8 still missing. I anticipate some nasty lawsuits for negligent homicide or other charges.

[SaveFerris]

wow, terrible

yes - negligent it could be

[PIF]

but to actually go down into the crater under those conditions—criminal negligence.

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Compounded by utter stupidity by the tourists. All are definitely up for the Darwin Award for 2019.

[gleeaikin]

Darwin Award indeed. Unlike the poor folks who risk living near an active volcano because the soil is rich, they are poor, and they don’t know how to plan the size of their families.