Gas and steam-rich plume from White Island volcano this morning (image: GeoNet)
Through the GeoNet surveillance cameras, located in Whakatane, large steam and gas plumes were being observed from the volcano this morning.
This phenomenon is common for ideal atmospheric conditions as was today when hot steam and gas emissions have expanded in the cool air dissipating above the crater.
The activity of the volcano continues at low-level volcanic unrest and remain essentially unchanged since the last update. Volcanic Alert Level remains at level 1.
Source: GeoNet New Zealand volcano activity update 31 August 2022
No signs of the activity have been observed from the flight today (image: Brad Scott)