A New Zealand volcanologist has travelled with police to assess the conditions of the Whakaari/White Island volcano. Here's what they found.
As New Zealand authorities continue their bid to retrieve the victims of Monday's Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption, volcanologists have now released their observations about the volcano's active conditions.
Operations to the heavily toxic island have been short, as teams have been using a breathing apparatus that allowed them to search for only 75 minutes.
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