This Could Be Why The Massive Volcanic Eruption in Tonga Was So Explosive
By any measure you want to use, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption in January 2022 was a massive eruption.
Source: sciencealert.com
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By any measure you want to use, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption in January 2022 was a massive eruption.
Tsunamis were caused as far away as the Caribbean, and atmospheric waves went around the world many times due to the eruption. Meanwhile, the volcano's plume sprayed gas and ash into the lower mesosphere from the stratosphere.
UC Santa Barbara geologists lead the effort to describe the devastating eruption in Tonga