Tonga eruption and tsunami shock the world

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Tonga eruption and tsunami shock the world

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Tsunamis and shockwaves hit continents on the other side of the Pacific. The Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai (HT-HH) volcano was like a massive shotgun blast from the deep, generating the biggest atmospheric explosion recorded on Earth in more than 100 years. __ Funded by The Nippon Foundation, NIWA and SEA-KIT surveyed over 22,000km2 surrounding the volcano, including mapping 14,000km2 of previously unmapped seafloor as part of The Nippon Foundation GEBCO Seabed 2030 project New Zealand's National...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYhCEeIO25k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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eruption / hunga volcano / hunga-tonga-hunga-ha'apai / massive-tsunami / ocean science / pyroclastic-density-flow / science / tonga / tonga volcano eruption / tonga-eruption / tonga-tsunami / tonga-volcano / tsunami / tsunami-on-camera / under-water-volcano / volcano / hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-volcano / submarine-volcano / hunga tonga hunga ha'apai volcano / massive-wave / huge-wave / pacific / volcanos in the pacific / volcanos-in-the-pacific / wave / pressure-wave / shock-wave / niwa / TESMaP / oceans / ocean / rebekah parsons-king

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