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NASA ICON Finds Effects of Massive Tonga Volcanic Eruption Reached Space
The GOES-17 satellite captured images of an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022. Crescent-shaped bow shock waves and numerous lighting strikes are also visible. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of NOAA and NESDIS When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga …
Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupts for the first time in nearly two decades
Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly two decades Saturday, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tried to flee Goma, a city of nearly 2 million. There was no immediate word on any casualties, but witnesses said that lava already had …
A Record-Breaking Flare Has Erupted From The Closest Star to Our Solar System
Two years ago, our star’s next door neighbor – Proxima Centauri – got a little emotional. It happens from time to time, only this time, the small red star really let go. A storm of fury that breaks its previous records, outdoing anything our own Sun could manage by magnitudes. Sure, we were eavesdropping, …
BREAKING: Batangas placed under state of calamity due to Taal Volcano eruption
MANILA, Philippines — The entire province of Batangas has been placed under state of calamity on Monday following the phreatic eruption of Taal Volcano. The declaration was announced through a special session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Batangas “in view of the massive damage that the eruption of Taal Volcano has brought to the province.” …
Why New Zealand’s deadly volcano eruption took people by surprise
The volcano in New Zealand that killed an estimated 14 people when it erupted with little warning is notoriously difficult to predict, making it one of the most dangerous in the world, according to scientists. The volcano on White Island is New Zealand’s largest and a major tourist attraction. And while some warning signs were …
Volanic eruption creates new island in Tongan archipelago | World news
An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another one that is three times larger, according to a report by geologists released on Thursday. Taaniela Kula, of the Tonga Geological Service, said the new island is estimated to be about 100 metres wide and 400 metres long, and is …
NASA reveals huge raft of pumice was triggered by Pacific underwater volcanic eruption | Science | News
A submarine volcano near the Polynesian island of Tonga in Oceana exploded two weeks ago, creating a great deal of ash and stone debris in the Pacific which is heading towards the Great Barrier Reef. NASA stated that it is the first time the volcano has erupted since 2001, and it could mean good news …
