GeoNet reported that a vigorous gas-and-steam plume containing ash was visible in Whakatane and Te Kaha webcam images rising from Whakaari/White Island during 0630-0730 on 26 July. The plume rose about 1 km and contained a minor amount of ash at lower heights; ash fell on the W part of the island. The Volcanic Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 0-5) and the Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow (the second level on a four-color scale).
Source: GeoNet
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2024. Report on Whakaari/White Island (New Zealand). In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 24 July-30 July 2024. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.