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A quick 🧵 about the *size* of the #HungaTonga eruption:
Volcanic eruptions are generally assigned a VEI—Volcanic Explosivity Index—value.
This scale is a general indicator of the explosive character of an eruptive event.
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Volcanic eruptions are generally assigned a VEI—Volcanic Explosivity Index—value.
This scale is a general indicator of the explosive character of an eruptive event.
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This scale, described by Christopher Newhall and Stephen Self in a 1982 paper, is a general indicator of the explosive character of an eruptive event, and reflects the interplay of an eruption's magnitude, intensity, and energy release rate.
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The VEI rating scale employs a set of criteria including ejecta volume, style of eruption, plume height, and injection of gases into the troposphere and stratosphere.
There's no question that the #Tongaeruption was huge—it absolutely was.
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There's no question that the #Tongaeruption was huge—it absolutely was.
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2022 könnte einen Hauch kühler werden als erwartet. Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai bläst Asche in die Stratosphäre. Hoffentlich haben alle im Umkreis die #Tsunami-Warnung beachtet. Man beachte die Reaktionen auf den Tweet.
Erstaunlich dünnes Medienecho hierzulande. Hier ein sehr interessanter Text von einem neuseeländischen Vulkanologen, der diesen Vulkan erforscht, bei @TheConversation. Beunruhigender Schluss. #Tongaeruption theconversation.com/why-the-volcan…
Der eigentliche Krater ist unter Wasser und ungefähr so groß wie die ganze entzweigesprengte Insel, deren Bilder gerade die Runde machen (Bild aus dem oben verlinkten Text). 
Incredible satellite footage of the volcanic eruption in #Tonga ..
#Tsunami alert going on currently as well and footage showing it’s already started hitting some islands.. crazy🤯
Mother Nature is undefeated 🌊💨
#Tsunami alert going on currently as well and footage showing it’s already started hitting some islands.. crazy🤯
Mother Nature is undefeated 🌊💨
Praying for everyone being affected by this..
Cannot imagine seeing this with my own eyes.
*not my footage*
#Volcano #Tonga #HungaTonga #HungaTongaHungaHaapai #underwater #Tsunami #Tonga #Oceania #MotherNature
Cannot imagine seeing this with my own eyes.
*not my footage*
#Volcano #Tonga #HungaTonga #HungaTongaHungaHaapai #underwater #Tsunami #Tonga #Oceania #MotherNature
