Large Eruption at Tonga’s Hunga Volcano
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That first picture....wow! Hope people had enough warning to get to safety.
Salt Bailly
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Did they call it Hunga because it's always rumbling?
Just received a Tsunami warning here. Doesn’t seem to be that severe so probably just precautionary.
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Tsunamis are scary stuff.
Vidyoyo
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Siuunami?
Klopper76
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We’ve got tsunami advisory’s all the way up on Vancouver Island. Crazy how far the impact from this can go.
Organic Potatoes
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A lot interesting footage in the twitter space, but this one really struck me. Imagine hearing this from something 800km away…
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utdalltheway
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Went down to the Dana Point headlands (about 200 feet up) here in Orange County, CA to see if we could see any tsunamis coming in. Not much to see tbh but a lot of people had the same idea as the overlooks were busy. Couldn’t fathom the people down in the harbour though walking on the sand when the water did pull back a few feet. They had to retreat when it came back in quicker than it went. But it was still all in slo mo.We’ve got tsunami advisory’s all the way up on Vancouver Island. Crazy how far the impact from this can go.
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utdalltheway
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Where are you?Just received a Tsunami warning here. Doesn’t seem to be that severe so probably just precautionary.
We’ve been getting them on our phones too, here in south Orange County, CA.
Samid
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I don't understand this. Weren't the wave heights about 1 meter in Tonga? Why are there tsunami warnings on the west coast of US which is several thousands km away? If the waves somehow were strong enough to reach the west coast wouldn't they decimate the likes of Samoa and Hawaii on the way? I don't get physics and nature.
calodo2003
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That top tweet looks like a nuclear detonation.
Santa Monica at the momentWhere are you?
We’ve been getting them on our phones too, here in south Orange County, CA.
Tsunami's have very large wavelengths and don't lose that much energy/height over really long distancesI don't understand this. Weren't the wave heights about 1 meter in Tonga? Why are there tsunami warnings on the west coast of US which is several thousands km away? If the waves somehow were strong enough to reach the west coast wouldn't they decimate the likes of Samoa and Hawaii on the way? I don't get physics and nature.
hellhunter
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That is mindblowingA lot interesting footage in the twitter space, but this one really struck me. Imagine hearing this from something 800km away…
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nature is a beast
even more so when you draw an 800KM radius circle with where you live in the middle. Insane. Draw a circle with a radius on a map (mapdevelopers.com)That is mindblowing
This is mental. If you showed me those images and gave me no other information I would genuinely fear that an explosion of that size and power, dislodging that much water would result in tens of billions of dollars worth of damage and change the lives of millions of people.
It is crazy stuff, I remember seeing a YouTube video a while back on how far the sound travelled from Krakatoa.That is mindblowing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
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If there are warnings in the US/Canada, how bad is it for the islands nearby? or places like NZ and Aus?
Organic Potatoes
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This is pretty cool as well. Following geology and space oriented tweeters is the best decision I’ve made on there (other than the one where you have to find the cat hidden in a random photo every day).
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It sounds like a loud gunshot from where that guy was standing. Terrifying to think what it must have been like for anyone being a lot closer to the actual location.A lot interesting footage in the twitter space, but this one really struck me. Imagine hearing this from something 800km away…
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calodo2003
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What a metaphor for other current events.
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49 feet according to the last postI don't understand this. Weren't the wave heights about 1 meter in Tonga? Why are there tsunami warnings on the west coast of US which is several thousands km away? If the waves somehow were strong enough to reach the west coast wouldn't they decimate the likes of Samoa and Hawaii on the way? I don't get physics and nature.