Energetic output of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcanic eruption from pressure measurements

Energetic output of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcanic eruption from pressure measurements

The violent eruption of the volcano at Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai island on January 15, 2022, generated an intense pressure wave registered by i

The eruption of Hunga Tonga volcano cooled, rather than warmed, the Southern Hemisphere

Scientists are still analysing whether the Hunga Tonga volcano's explosion warmed or cooled the Earth's atmosphere after injecting large amounts of water vapor, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the stratosphere.Image of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga, as seen by the GOES-W satellite on 15 January, 2022. NASA When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022…