Volcano Eruption 2024 Tonga. The low, forested tofua island in the central part of the tonga islands group is the emergent summit of a large stratovolcano that was seen in eruption by captain cook in 1774. The hunga tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, and now, two years later, new research from the australian national university (anu).
The huge amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by nasa’s microwave limb sounder, could end up temporarily warming earth’s surface. (noaa/cira/reuters) so what do you know now about what triggered such a massive explosion?