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Live updates: White Island volcano erupts, massive plume visible (New Zealand)
newshub.co.nz ^ | December 9, 2019

Posted on 12/08/2019 7:26:36 PM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at newshub.co.nz ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; lavainthelivingroom; manycasualties; newzealand; volcano; whiteisland
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To: Libloather
Just reported - no survivors.

And the enemedia will blame Trump in 5....4.....3.....
61 posted on 12/09/2019 4:43:36 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: rdl6989

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


62 posted on 12/09/2019 5:44:04 AM PST by Bon of Babble (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby)
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To: entropy12
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
63 posted on 12/09/2019 6:08:03 AM PST by Karma_Sherab
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To: CurlyDave

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.


64 posted on 12/09/2019 7:04:40 AM PST by entropy12 (You are either for free enterprise or for government price fixing. Can't be for both as convenient.)
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To: Libloather; BenLurkin; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; ...
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.

65 posted on 12/09/2019 7:21:08 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv; rdl6989

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


66 posted on 12/09/2019 7:27:12 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

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!


67 posted on 12/09/2019 3:51:10 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: LRoggy
When Mt. Saint Helens erupted it sent temperatures UP! by hundreds of degrees in the immediate area!!
68 posted on 12/09/2019 3:54:36 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: BenLurkin

It didn’t show much BEFORE it erupted!


69 posted on 12/09/2019 3:56:24 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

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


70 posted on 12/09/2019 3:59:17 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: SaveFerris; PIF; BenLurkin; Elsie; SunkenCiv; All

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.


71 posted on 12/09/2019 9:38:21 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

[ Scientists had warned of danger. ]

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


72 posted on 12/09/2019 11:05:25 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

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.


73 posted on 12/09/2019 11:31:13 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

wow, terrible

yes - negligent it could be


74 posted on 12/10/2019 1:11:43 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: gleeaikin

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


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


75 posted on 12/10/2019 3:34:24 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF; SaveFerris; All

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.


76 posted on 12/10/2019 4:47:11 PM PST by gleeaikin
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