Coverage dated November 2, 2022

Tonga eruption’s towering plume was the tallest in recorded history

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Researchers have accurately measured the height of the eruption plume from the undersea volcano that erupted in Tonga in January. The results confirm that it is the tallest of its kind ever recorded.

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  1. Live Science

    Tonga eruption’s towering plume was the tallest in recorded history (opens Live Science)

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    Researchers have accurately measured the height of the eruption plume from the undersea volcano that erupted in Tonga in January. The results confirm that it is the tallest of its kind ever recorded.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Tonga eruption sent the highest-recorded volcanic plume into Earth's atmosphere (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It was the highest-recorded volcanic plume and reached the mesosphere, where meteors and meteorites usuall…

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Tonga eruption's towering plume reached the third layer of Earth's atmosphere (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It was the highest-recorded volcanic plume and reached the mesosphere, where meteors and meteorites usuall…

  4. KRDO

    Tonga eruption's towering plume reached the 3rd layer of Earth's atmosphere (opens KRDO)

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    By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It was the highest-recorded volcanic plume and reached the mesosphere, where meteors and meteorites usuall…

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