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What caused the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption, which released explosion equal to five nuclear bombs
The massive underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean led to the death of four ... standard Olympic-sized swimming pools. The Hunga Tonga event was short in duration, but it was one of ...
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The day an underwater volcano almost wiped out a nation
The towering undersea volcano known as Hunga ... villages in Tonga’s low-lying islands and crashing into shorelines as far away as Peru. It was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ...
Volcanic ash as a source of nutrients: How the Hunga Tonga eruption affected ecosystems in the South Pacific
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH ... particular on changes in the concentration of trace elements in the ocean ...
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New Tongan Island Forged By Volcanic Eruption Just Had A Hefty Growth Spurt
The volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai back in 2021 might ... In 2022, a new volcanic island emerged from the ocean nearby – and it’s just grown again. Before this point ...
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New major volcanic eruption detected in Tonga
The activity of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano ... The powerful eruption caused a cascade of alerts throughout the Pacific Ocean: New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, the United States ...
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How The Hunga Tonga Volcano Eruption Was Felt Around The World
On the 14th of January, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano began a gigantic eruption that would go on to peak in ferocity the next day. The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make ...
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Hot Topics: All about the Tonga volcano eruption, the oil spill it caused in Peru, and potential effects on climate
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption was much ... sometimes periodic changes in the circulation of the air and ocean, volcanic eruptions, and other factors. El Chichon volcano eruption ...
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About to blow: Are we ready for the next volcanic catastrophe?
A magnitude-7 explosion, the study explains, would be 10 to 100 times larger than the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai ... “Thanks to changes in ocean and atmospheric circulation ...
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hunga tonga
On the 14th of January, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano began a gigantic eruption that would go on to peak in ferocity the next day. The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make ...
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Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption, tsunami
he told Reuters. The eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, which sits on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean and was heard some 2,300 ...
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The geography of Oceania
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted in 2022 causing a huge plume of ash, steam and gas to rise from the ocean. The eruption from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai triggered a tsunami (a series ...