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Jan 17, 2022 · See More Videos. CNN —. 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.
Jan 17, 2022 · 14 January. About 4.20am local time (3.10pm GMT on 13 January), the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupts, sending plumes of ash, steam and gas up to 20km into the atmosphere.
Tonga is a member of the Commonwealth and of the United Nations. Tonga was first inhabited about 3,000 years ago by Austronesian-speaking people of the Lapita culture, best known from their elaborately decorated pottery. From at least the 10th century ce Tonga was ruled by a line of sacred kings and queens, the Tu‘i Tonga.
May 1, 2024 · general assessment: Tonga was only connected to the global submarine telecommunication network in the last decade; though this system is more stable than other technologies such as satellite and fixed infrastructure; the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai severed Tonga’s connection to the submarine telecommunication network
Jan 16, 2022 · EXPLAINER. The Tonga eruption explained, from tsunami warnings to sonic booms. The volcanic plume generated record amounts of lightning before producing a blast heard thousands of miles away....
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Jan 18, 2022 · 18 January 2022. Tonga eruption and tsunami. NOAA. By The Visual Journalism Team. BBC News. A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga, on Saturday, triggered a tsunami that spread across the...
