Satellite image of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic island (upper centre), Tonga. The island was formed by an eruption of the submarine volcano in December 2015. On the 14th January 2022 the volcano erupted again. The massive eruption caused a tsunami that spread rapidly across the Pacific Ocean and an atmospheric shock wave that was detected worldwide. Flooding from the tsunami and ash from the volcano caused destruction and loss of life on neighbouring islands. Much of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic island disappeared under water. Image data obtained on 11th December 2017 by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / U.S. Geological Survey / NASA Earth Observatory, Jesse Allen |
Taille de l’image : | 5920 px × 5920 px |
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