[Rockhounds] Why did White Island (Whakaari) Volcano, New Zealand, erupt as it did?

[Paul]

BK wrote:

"The real question is why were tourists allowed to go

ashore when the alert level was raised to 4 out of 5?"

A world-class volcanologist expressed the same sentiments.

White Island volcano eruption a 'disaster waiting to

happen', Australian expert says, December 11, 2019

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-10/white-island-volcano-disaster-waiting-to-happen-expert-says/11785060

Some additional background information:

White Island volcano victims cannot bring civil lawsuits

for negligence. Charlotte Graham-McLay, The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/12/white-island-volcano-victims-cannot-bring-civil-lawsuits-for-negligence

New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island victims are all

covered by state compensation. Here's why

By Alan Weedon, December 11, 2019

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-12/new-zealand-whakaari-white-island-disaster-indemnity-insurance/11787816

Yours,

Paul H.