Still have not determined the size of the eruption. But it created an umbrella high up.
Was it a Hunga-Tonga burning love?
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Airport air pressure sensors as the Tonga Volcano shockwave crossed the US mainland
https://rumble.com/vso3kv-airport-air-pressure-sensors-as-the-tonga-volcano-shockwave-crossed-the-us-.html
First we will see if forecast temperatures in Australia are higher than actual. Shouldn't be too hard to get the archived data pre and post eruption. Then we will look for warming of the stratosphere that happens with all the big volcanoes. The size of that spike in warming is going to propotional to the global cooling in the troposphere, and impossible to hide.
Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll to rise
Tonga tsunami: Body of UK woman Angela Glover found, says brother
Arial footage didn’t provide a complete picture of the damage, Fakafānua said.
“Some of the images are very disturbing, especially from the outer islands, but it’s a start,” he said.
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said images from the P3 arial flight were passed to the Tongan government to assist them in assessing the damage.
Mahuta understands Tonga government is making preparations to evacuate Mango and other islands.
“[The damage is] significantly concerning in some areas and that’s why we want to make sure that we can assist the government of Tonga to take the necessary actions.”
“You can understand that people are very stressed at this time and the government of Tonga is working very hard on the ground to ensure that they can respond to those communities and villages that are most affected.”
Fua’amotu International Airport in Tonga was still covered in ashfall, hindering efforts for humanitarian support.
New Zealand has sent one of the Air Force’s Hercules aircraft.
Mahuta said it was full of humanitarian aid but hadn’t been able to land so far.
She understood the runway was being cleared by the manual labour of about 200 people and she hoped it was cleared by the end of the week.
The logistics of airdropping aid became difficult, she said.
Two navy vessels had also been readied. Specialist support like divers were part of this crew.
I don’t know if it is related but me splitting wood about this date in 1985 was tough.
Oil line from the underground tank froze and cracked.
3AM and keeping the fireplace going. The furnace just putting out cold air. That got turned off right quick.
I was young and in good shape. -24 degrees in TN.
I lasted about 20min at a time.
https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/knoxville/lowest-temperatures
Prayers for the Tongan people. The soldiers I deployed with in Kuwait were outstanding.