Saturday, October 21, 2023

Remember the Largest Volcanic Explosion in Recorded History

 Remember the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai Volcano in January, 2022. It was far more powerful than the largest nuclear bomb test in history. It was 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The plume from the volcano reached 36 miles into the sky. Shockwaves were reported as going around the Earth four times in Japan and Utah. It sparked intense lightning activity. It sent tsunami waves around the world that killed at least four people in distant spots. Its ashes contaminated 21 beaches in Peru. Gases from the explosion reduced the Ozone by 5 percent.

(Index -- Climate change info)


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