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Enlarge / The Hunga Tonga eruption started underwater, but still passed through much of the atmosphere. In January this year, an underwater volcano in Tonga produced a massive eruption, the largest this century. The mixture of hot volcanic material and cold ocean water created an explosion that sent an atmospheric shock wave across the planet …

Hunga Tonga eruption sent more than 50 billion kilograms of water into the stratosphere Read More »