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Satellites observe highest volcano plume ever

15 Dec 2022 Isabelle Dumé
Tonga 100 min after eruption. A zoomed-in view of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, taken from above and showing a grey plume mushrooming towards the viewer against a background of dark blue ocean
A view of the volcano 100 minutes after eruption began. (Courtesy: Simon Proud / Uni Oxford, RALSpace NCEO / Japan Meteorological Agency)
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in 2022 was the tallest ever recorded, with

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