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Tonga Eruption Blasted Volcanic Material Into the Mesosphere
Reaching 58 km above Earth, the Tonga plume is now the highest to ever be recorded by satellites.
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Tonga Eruption Was So Powerful, Scientists Propose New ‘Ultra’ Classification
In 2015, new land emerged in the South Pacific, linking a pair of pre-existing islands, Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai. Hotel owner Gianpiero Orbassano visited the newly formed island, as ABC News reported at the time, and he, along with his son, proceeded to stroll the beaches and climb to the tallest point. Orbassano, an…