Tourists warned about rise in activity at NZ volcano
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E-mail Xinhua, January 22, 2013
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Mount Tongariro volcano, in New Zealand's North Island, erupts in Aug. 6, 2012. [File photo/Chinanews.com] |
The state of unrest at White Island was increasing and past activity indicated that future eruptions could occur with little or no warning, he said.
He also warned that the increased level of unrest could pose a hazard to visitors to the island, which is a popular tourist attraction lying about 50 kilometers off the east of the North Island.
Past activity indicated that eruptions could occur with little or no warning, he said.
White Island last erupted in August last year, sending up an ash plume 200 to 300 meters in the air, in its first eruption since 2001.
Volcanologists have been warning that New Zealand could be entering a period of increased volcanic activity.
In November last year, GNS Science warned that the central North Island mountain of Ruapehu was showing signs of an imminent eruption, and in August Mount Tongariro, also in the central North Island, erupted throwing out small amounts of ash in its first eruption since 1897.
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