Is there a risk of a volcanic eruption in Australia?

[fourandsixpants]

http://home.iprimus.com.au/foo7/volcmap.html

Map of Australia where earthquakes have occured. 1788 to 2008.

Enhanced Image courtesy of Claire Payne
Environmental Systems & Services Seismology Research Centre

[fourandsixpants]

your pic looks photoshopped lionrose.....

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

That's a picture from the internet, and based on others of the same island, it's not messed with.

[aps1080]

Agree.

I checked to see if it was White Island and saw (or a very similar) that photo.

[fourandsixpants]

...shows us your link/s then please....pwetty!

[fourandsixpants]

I wonder if deglaciation in the Antarctic could trigger earthquakes and seismic action that could wake up the Australian volcanoes?

[aps1080]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

...shows us your link/s then please....pwetty!

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https://www.google.com.au/search?q=white+island+nz&biw=1399&bih=677&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=fWK...

8th from the top on a left to right basis

[fourandsixpants]

Looks like steam same as comes from a geyser thingo. Doesn't look like a volcanic eruption.....no molten lava, ash etc.

[aps1080]

Same thing, (super) heated water given off as steam.

I think White Island is active but that picture just shows steam.

[ambercat16]

Yes, White Ialand is active. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari_/_White_Island

I used to live in the Bay and we could see if t clearly from the beach.  There was nearly always a plume of steam/smoke coming from it.  My Dad used to say that when there was no smoke was the time to worry!!

It's a fascinating place to visit - stinks of sulphur of course and it's a bit of a hassle getting from the boat to the island (the old landing dock from the sulphur mining days is practically non existant now) but well worth the effort.