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Whakaari (White Island) ash cloud, 2019

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Whakaari (White Island) ash cloud, 2019

An ash cloud rises above Whakaari (White Island) following the eruption of the active volcano in December 2019 that killed 22 people.

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Richard Smith, David J. Lowe and Ian Wright, Volcanoes – Monitoring active volcanoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47302/whakaari-white-island-ash-cloud-2019 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Richard Smith, David J. Lowe and Ian Wright, published 4 March 2020.