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Tonga Eruption

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The plume from the January 2022 eruption in Tonga.

Air pressure waves from the eruption were strong enough to drive a tsunami ahead of the expected wavefront.

Since the eruption took place underwater, the blast put more water into the atmosphere than the more usual sulfur dioxide.

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