“We’ve never seen anything like it,” said atmospheric scientist Luis Millán, who works at NASA. The vapor sent skyward by the eruption will likely stay in the stratosphere for years.
"Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai"
Tonga enters lockdown after first community transmitted COVID-19 cases detected
Two workers tested positive Tuesday, local media reported, after the Ministry of Health increased testing at the wharf they worked at amid a flow of international aid.
Why Tonga is opting for ‘contactless’ humanitarian aid
The emphasis on keeping disease out is rooted in Tongan history. Years ago, Westerners brought diseases like smallpox, the plague and measles into the country
NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons
Even three days after the blast, Tonga remains largely cut off from the world. Undersea communications cables appear to have been cut, and the airport is covered in ash, preventing relief flights from arriving at the capital city of Nuku’alofa.
For Tongans in Alaska, a fretful wait for news after eruption and tsunami
There has been very little contact with Tonga since Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted.
Tsunami advisory canceled for Alaska after volcanic eruption near Tonga
Alaskans are advised to move away from boats, marinas, and low-lying coastal areas as waves of around one foot — enough to cause dangerous currents — have already arrived in the Aleutians.