A research team led by University of Tasmania scientists has returned from a major 54-day voyage on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator to explore the impacts of the devastating 2022 eruption of Tonga’s underwater Hunga Volcano.
The international team of 22 researchers returned this week from the submarine volcano, which erupted in January 2022 with devastating force. The blast sent an ash column 58 kilometres into the sky, triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami, and blanketed 100 kilometres of seafloor around the volcano, as well as nearby Tongan islands, with fine volcanic ash.
The eruption also severed Tonga’s undersea telecommunication cables, cutting the nation off from the world for weeks and disrupting daily life for thousands of Tongans.
To read the full article, click the link bellow: Scientists return with clues to uncover what led to the ‘eruption of the century’ | University of Tasmania
