At local dawn today, Thursday, a new series of powerful explosions began to develop in the volcano Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'Apay, an underwater volcano that came to the surface as a result of an eruption. in 2009 and which is located opposite Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga. The Volcanic Plume Warning Center declared a red alert for air traffic and indicated that the height of the eruption column ranges from 16 to 17 km above sea level, covering the entire territory of Tonga and adjacent islands. The images taken by the Himawari-8 satellite show the upper part of the “mushroom“. The plume is observed to be fueled by explosions that continue to occur. After powerful phreatomagmatic explosions in the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'Apay volcano, a tsunami was recorded in the capital Nuku'alofa, which, according to tide instruments, exceeded 10 centimeters. The last series of strong explosions of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'Apay volcano occurred at the end of December 2021. A satellite image of January 2 revealed significant
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