Why were tourists allowed on White Island?
- Written by Michael Lueck, Professor of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology
The volcanic alert level on Whakaari/White Island remains at three, one rung higher than it was when the eruption took place.AAP/GNS Science, CC BY-ND
The official death toll remains at five, and eight people are still missing, presumed to have died in yesterday’s volcanic eruption at Whakaari/White Island.
The people on the island were...