March 19, 2009

Whole lotta shakin' going on - Tonga Volcano

A major undersea eruption off the coastline of Tonga. More at the Volcanism Blog:
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha�apai erupts
And what, precisely (you ask), is Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha�apai? It is, or rather, they are, two islands that cap a large seamount in the Tonga Islands. Passengers and crew on a flight over the area witnessed a fresh eruption there yesterday, the first since 1988.

Blog post and pictures can be found here, and Eruptions has all the facts and background here.
The Boston Globe's Big Picture has some excellent photographs of the eruption. Here is one:
tonga_volcano_boston_big_picture.jpg
Wow... Posted by DaveH at March 19, 2009 6:10 PM