The Eruption Of Instagram Island

They’d come to New Zealand’s Whakaari / White Island, an active volcano, for selfies and thrills. Then the worst-case scenario happened

New Zealand's White Island is otherworldly, an 800-acre fantasyland that has beckoned Hollywood filmmakers and everyday selfie-seekers alike. It is also an active volcano, a roiling catastrophe waiting to happen. This is the story of the day when the worst-case scenario became real—and of the race to save those who faced the blast...

They’d come to New Zealand’s Whakaari / White Island, an active volcano, for selfies and thrills. Then the worst-case scenario happened

New Zealand's White Island is otherworldly, an 800-acre fantasyland that has beckoned Hollywood filmmakers and everyday selfie-seekers alike. It is also an active volcano, a roiling catastrophe waiting to happen. This is the story of the day when the worst-case scenario became real—and of the race to save those who faced the blast...