White Island Update. 13 December 2019

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White Island Update.
A recovery team has flown out to White Island today.
Hopefully they can get the job done and get out again safely.
The volcano is still extremely hot.
Vulcanologists give the volcano a 50:50 chance of blowing so there is great danger.
They also announced that tremor had increased dramatically yesterday.
Following that announcement they then lowered the alert level.
We're still trying to figure out their thinking.
The Australian Government has flown a military hospital plane to New Zealand to take home many patients.

Spaceweather has eased back overnight and despite extremely high tremor at the volcano, there is no eruption.
Solar conditions are due to start picking up again this afternoon, increasing to a mild peak on 14 December.
The risk of eruption will also increase with the spaceweather.
A bigger peak and further eruption is possible 18 December.
Photo taken 11 December.

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