New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes
- Written by David Dempsey, Senior lecturer, University of Canterbury
Phil Walter/Getty ImagesScientifically and emotively, we think every volcano has its own “personality”. However, we’ve discovered that volcanoes share behaviour traits – and this could form the basis for an eruption warning system.
Whakaari White Island, a picturesque volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, was a tourist...


















