Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into ... - NASA
WEBAug 2, 2022 · When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into Earth’s stratosphere – enough to fill more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming ...
2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
WEB2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami. In December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. [6] . The eruption reached a very large and powerful climax nearly four weeks later, on 15 January 2022. [7] .
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai - Wikipedia
WEBHunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is a submarine volcano in the Kermadec-Tonga Ridge in South Pacific, a ridge formed by the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate is subducted by the Indo-Australian Plate, forming a long volcanic and island chain.
Tonga volcano: What to know about the eruption and tsunami - CNN
WEBJan 17, 2022 · The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years, according to experts.
Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into …
WEBAug 2, 2022 · When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into Earth’s stratosphere – enough to fill more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming ...
Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric tons of water vapor into …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · On 15 January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai erupted, unleashing a powerful tsunami that destroyed homes and caused four deaths throughout Tonga. Another lasting effect ...
Tonga hit by tsunami after volcanic eruption | CNN
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcano erupts in South Pacific. A tsunami has hit Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu. Waves crossed the shoreline of Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, on ...
Here’s What Scientists Know About the Tonga Volcano Eruption
WEBJan 19, 2022 · The explosion of the underwater volcano, which is formally known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Haʻapai, rained hazardous ash over the region, including the Tongan capital, Nuku’alofa, about 40...
Tonga's strange volcanic eruption was even more massive than …
WEBNov 20, 2022 · SCIENCE. Tonga's strange volcanic eruption was even more massive than we knew. The ferocious 2021 explosion blew out 2.3 cubic miles of rock, unleashing a 35-mile-high plume and a global...
NASA Mission Finds Tonga Volcanic Eruption Effects Reached …
WEBMay 10, 2022 · When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano’s effects also reached space.