Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai - Wikipedia
Hunga 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 Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into ... - NASA
2022年8月2日 · 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’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the …
2024年5月30日 · Our new research predicts how Hunga Tonga’s vast underwater eruption in 2022 will change winters worldwide for years to come – as far away as Australia, North America and even Scandinavia.
The Hunga Tonga Eruption: A Deadly Combination
3 天之前 · The wave detected at multiple locations following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano was detected as far away as 466 miles from the main eruption site. The seamount where Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai is located is the result of subduction phenomena associated with the Pacific Plate beneath the Australian Plate.
2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai erupted over a span of 12 hours, releasing 1.9 km 3 (0.46 cu mi) of ejecta with an estimated mass of 2,900 teragrams. Although the eruption energy was soon estimated from the acoustic waves and the ash cloud, its ranking on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) is still debated. [ 62 ]
Tonga eruption: How its impact spread so widely and violently
2022年1月18日 · The volcano, Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai, sits 40 miles north of the capital, Nukuʻalofa. On Saturday, the centre of the volcano sank, disappearing under the sea. About two hours later, it...
A volcanic eruption sent enough water vapor into the stratosphere …
2023年12月20日 · The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022, produced the largest underwater explosion ever recorded by modern scientific instruments, blasting an enormous amount of water and volcanic gases higher than any other eruption in …
How the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted and why …
2022年1月16日 · The eruption of a giant underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean triggered tsunami warnings in multiple countries. Here's what we know about Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai.
Record-shattering Tonga volcanic eruption wasn't triggered by …
2024年5月8日 · Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, unleashing the most intense lightning storm ever recorded and the first known mega-tsunami...
The Tonga eruption explained, from tsunami warnings to sonic …
2022年1月16日 · But in the past 24 hours, that volcano, named Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, forced the world to sit up and pay attention. After a moment of calm earlier this month, its eruptive activity turned...