It was a seemingly typical day on January 15, 2022, until the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted, unleashing a cataclysmic chain of events that shook the world.
The resulting tsunami travelled around the globe, leaving destruction in its wake, while a deafening sonic boom echoed not once, but twice around the planet.
But that was just the beginning. As the eruption continued, a colossal plume of water vapor shot into the stratosphere, filling over 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Now, over a year later, scientists have discovered something truly terrifying about the Tonga Volcano. What are the consequences of that violent blast?
