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Trench. that first eruption, saturday, isa, was so massive well continue to see small scale activity in the future. it created that tsunami. that tsunami caused damage as we showed you. it caused small scale tsunami-type waves across california. what happened with that is way deep down, isa, under the water we have landslides. the cold air collapsed. thats what created that tsunami. were not looking at anything like that with these small scale activity thats ongoing right now, but its something ...

Been trying to re—establish communication with our red cross teams on the ground for about 2k hours now. we did have some initial contact with our team just after the major eruption and when the tsunami alert had been raised and our teams were supporting local authorities to move people to the very limited higher ground around nukualofa on the main island in tonga, so we do know that. we do know also that there has been some significant damage in the northern shore of the main island in tonga....

From high up in space, where the satellites caught the moment the huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and at least 500 kilometres wide. thats an ash cloud that could stretch from london to edinburgh. somewhere beneath it is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shock wave. then came the rushing waters of a tsunami, smashing into sea walls and flooding what here appears to be a church. next, day turned to nigh...

Assessment from the air of the outer irish wins in particular. in provide information to the people of tonga and authorities. ash cloud does pose and authorities. ash cloud does pose a risk for the review on departure was stated be able to undertake in overflight reconnaissance and provide that critical information back. the volcano had been erupting for the past month, before the huge explosion on january 15th. this was the volcano onjanuary 7th. and this was just two hours before the eruption ...

In a thick film of volcanic dust but otherwise, conditions are calm and stable. the hunga tonga—hunga—haapai volcano has been active since mid—december. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. im sure well find out but at the moment, its not clear whether the tsunami was caused by a big collapse of material underwater or even the shock wave itself, perhaps kind of acting as a fist and slapping down on the sea and producing a displacement which then propagates as a ...

Volcano has been active since mid—december, but saturdays eruption was in a completely different scale. i would expect the activity to continue for a while yet. im not necessarily expecting it to get any bigger, but it could conceivably continue on at a similar scale. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each other and causing some to sink. but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until th...

Its not as thick, and easier to refine so its cheaper. but the planes drink a lot of it, john. >> john: no question about that. i was just waiting for the fares to go up. jeff, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: thank you. a spokesman for russian president vladimir putin refusing to rule out the use of nuclear weapons in ukraine, saying nuclear weapons "can be used" if russia faces a threat. fears are running high across europe, pharmacies are running out of iodine pills as more and more are panic bu...

Poland are asking doctors for these pills. many people in this area across poland and central europe went through chernobyl in the 80s and suffered thyroid issues from the ash cloud. >> bret: thank you. joining us is the french ambassador to the u.s. thanks for being here. you heard that report. is there concern that as this continues to be a stalemate on the ground in ukraine, that vladimir putin may be backed into a corner enough to use chemical weapons or even nuclear weapons? >> we have expr...

Many people in this area and across central europe went through chernobyl in the 1980s, and suffered thyroid issues as a result of that ash cloud. >> and pollen for us tonight, thank you. new york mayor eric adams is expected to be. performers now thats according to a report tonight that would allow basketball star kylie irving to plan brooklyn nets home games but also unvaccinated baseball players on the yankees and mets to play at home. only been allowed to play in one game so far that for the...

New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash cloud since Saturday's eruption had prevented earlier flights. New Zealand hopes to send essential supplies, including much-needed drinking water, on a military transport plane Tuesday.