Pure Science: Tonga eruption sets lightning record, triggers new type of tsunami

In the early hours of Saturday, the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano erupted violently in the Kingdom of Tonga in Oceania. It led to a record number of lightning discharges, two types of tsunamis, the collapse of the volcano into the water, submerging of multiple islands, and a shockwave that traveled around the world. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains how the eruption built up and occurred, and what followed.

Supplementary reading: Why the volcanic eruption in Tonga was so violent, and what to expect next https://theconversation.com/why-the-volcanic-eruption-in-tonga-was-so-violent-and-what-to-expect-next-175035 Expanding Islands In The South Pacific https://www.planet.com/pulse/expanding-islands-in-the-south-pacific/ What is a meteotsunami? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/meteotsunami.html