Tonga: NASA launches stunning pictures of ash cloud brought on by volcano

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    These pictures show huge ash cloud created by the Tonga volcanic eruption

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    The eruption introduced an enormous ash cloud 25 miles high into the environment above the south Pacific (Picture: NASA)

    NASA has actually exposed the stunning scale of the ash cloud blasted into the environment by an undersea volcano.

    When Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’ apai volcano appeared in the south Pacific on January 15, it sent out shockwaves throughout the world.

    A sonic boom was heard as far as Alaska while tsunami waves crashed into Tonga, erasing whole towns.

    Scientists state the blast was numerous times more effective than the Hiroshima nuke in 1945 and perhaps bigger than the volcanic surge of Mount St Helens in 1980.

    The eruption introduced harmful ash 25 miles high (40 km) and 300 miles (500 km) large, covering Tonga and neighboring islands.

    As the huge plume took a trip into the environment it produced an umbrella cloud and even triggered lightning strikes on the ground.

    Photographs taken by an astronaut on board the International Space Station now reveal what it appears like from area.

    NASA Astronauts @NASA_Astronauts Ash from Saturday?s underwater volcanic eruption in the remote Pacific nation of Tonga made its way thousands of feet into the atmosphere & was visible from @Space_Station . During a pass over New Zealand on Sunday, Kayla Barron opened the window & saw the effects of the eruption.

    The ash cloud was 300 miles large (Picture: NASA)

    In the wake of the catastrophe, ash contaminated Tonga’s water materials, leaving hundreds without safe drinking water, and obstructed rescue efforts by briefly avoiding flights bring much-needed help.

    Experts are now hectic studying the eruption to see what made it so big and violent.

    NASA researcher Jim Garvin stated: ‘This is an initial price quote, however we believe the quantity of energy launched by the eruption was comparable to someplace in between 5 to 30 megatons of TNT.

    ‘That number is based on how much was removed, how resistant the rock was, and how high the eruption cloud was blown into the atmosphere at a range of velocities.’

    An eruption occurs at the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai off Tonga, January 14, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Video recorded January 14, 2022. Tonga Geological Services/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

    Lightning strikes appear in the ash cloud (Picture: Reuters)

    A plume rises over Tonga after the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted in this satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite operated by Japan Meteorological Agency on January 15, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. NOAA/SSEC/CIMSS via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO.

    The blast was numerous times more effective than the Hiroshima nuclear surge in 1945 (Picture: Reuters)

    Huge volcanic eruptions can trigger short-lived worldwide cooling as sulphur dioxide is pumped into the stratosphere.

    But in this case, preliminary satellite measurements suggest it will just have a small result– possibly 0.01 celsius, stated Alan Robock, a teacher at Rutgers University.

    Aid efforts are continuing in Tonga, where a minimum of 3 individuals, consisting of one British female, have actually passed away.

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