Utilizing information from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P objective, the image reveals the huge plume of sulfur dioxide on January 18, 2022, over Australia, more than 7000 km west of the eruption. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel information (2022 ), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha apai volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific emerged with such force on January 15, 2022, that it is believed to be the most significant eruption recorded anywhere on the world in 30 years.
Sending tsunami waves across the Pacific, the impacts of this undersea eruption were felt as far as the United States and Japan. Sonic booms from the eruption were heard throughout the Pacific and as far as Alaska, more than 9000 km away and the shockwave resulted in a noticeable jump in air pressure worldwide.
The volcano spewed ash, gas, and steam 30 kilometers into the environment. Harmful ash has actually smothered the island country of Tonga, causing an unprecedented catastrophe.
By European Space Agency (ESA).
January 20, 2022.
While Tonga copes with the consequences, this image shows how sulfur dioxide from the eruption is spreading across the world. Utilizing information from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission, the image shows the substantial plume of sulfur dioxide on January 18 over Australia, more than 7000 km west of the eruption.
Copernicus Sentinel-5P is devoted to monitoring air contamination by determining a wide variety of trace gases in addition to aerosols– all of which affect the air we breathe.