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Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume: The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption
Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume: The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption,A new analysis led by Oxford University researchers has shown that the devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded. At 57 km high (35 miles), the ash cloud generated by the eruption is also the first to have been observed in the mes

Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume: The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption

A new analysis led by Oxford University researchers has shown that the devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded. At 57 km high (35 miles), the ash cloud generated by the eruption is also the first to have been observed in the mes