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  What caused the volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island and why was there no warning?

  

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  Monitoring for hydrothermal eruptions is a huge challenge as the eruption is caused by steam, not magma, which is harder to track • New Zealand volcano eruption: five dead and eight missing after White Island blast – latest updatesFive people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand.The island is a tourist destination and 47 people were on it when it erupted on Monday afternoon. Three of those rescued have now been discharged from hospital. Continue reading...

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  New Zealand scientists invent volcano warning system

  

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  Researchers claim system could save lives in situations like the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019, which...

  Researchers claim system could save lives in situations like the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019, which killed 21 peopleNew Zealand scientists say they have invented a warning system to predict volcanic eruptions that may prevent future tragedies such as the blast that killed 21 people on White Island/Whakaari in 2019.University of Auckland academics David Dempsey and Shane Cronin say their research “shows patterns of...

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  New Zealand is a precarious country. Life here means facing that risk daily | Rebekah White

  

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  Volcanos and fault lines are a part of daily life, but should the tragedy on White...

  Volcanos and fault lines are a part of daily life, but should the tragedy on White Island make us rethink the dangers they pose?One summer evening in Auckland I got the fright of my life. My house groaned, as though its wooden frame was crying out in pain. The sofa I was lying on began sliding back and forth. I looked up, expecting to...

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  New Zealand volcano disaster: Australian victim transferred to Sydney hospital dies

  

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  Death toll rises to 16 as bid to retrieve the remains of those still missing on...

  Death toll rises to 16 as bid to retrieve the remains of those still missing on White Island is unsuccessfulAn Australian victim caught in New Zealand’s deadly White Island volcano eruption has died in hospital in Sydney, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to 16.The man died in Concord hospital almost a week after the deadly blast. It was the first death to...

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