White Island (NZ) volcano erupts
Dec 11, 2019, 10:55 pm
#16
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Does it not make more sense to inform visitors of a tangible risk that actually has a chance of affecting them such as seasickness (on my visit, the wake from a passing boat did make ours severely rocky for a few minutes) rather than a theoretical risk - that is to say if fatal burns and organ damage are actually likely to happen, the trip shouldn't be going ahead... which we now know with hindsight
If people want to go to the island then I don't have a problem with that. The risk of serious injury or death is pretty low, and people do lots of far riskier things like jump out of aeroplanes or climb Mt Everest. I'm more surprised that there's a sort of level of shock that this could happen. Visiting an active volcano is not a theme park, it carries risks that are well beyond the ability of humans to control. It shouldn't be surprising that this would eventually happen. All swans are black in the dark.
Last edited by bensyd; Dec 11, 2019 at 11:06 pm
Dec 12, 2019, 3:19 pm
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At least for London elites.