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White Island eruption: Just how active are New Zealand's volcanoes?

Stuff.co.nz   14 December 2019   New Zealand  

EXPLAINER: Following the deadly eruption at Whakaari/ White Island, New Zealand's volcanoes are in the spotlight.
New Zealand has 12 active volcanoes which are monitored by Kiwi scientists.
Whakaari/ White Island is one of them, and is currently the country's most active volcano.
But all of New Zealand's volcanoes are different; some are dotted across the North Island, some are in the sea, some are shaped like a cone, while others have lakes on top of them.

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Whakaari/White Island erupted on Monday, causing its alert level to be raised to four. It has since been lowered to level two.
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