The Tonga Volcano Is FINALLY Exploding And Cracking Up The Earth

Nature’s wrath can be extremely ruthless, as the residents of many parts of Australia have found out over the summer. Major cities were flooded leading to immense loss of property and displacement, and the cause of all that destruction can be traced back to the devastating underwater volcanic eruption that occurred in Tonga. For many years, there had been fear in the scientific community that any increase in volcanic activity in Tonga would result in massive flooding in Australia, and their fears were realized when this exact thing happened. So join us as we explore how Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption Created The Worst Floods In Australia’s History! Late last year and earlier this year, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga erupted, and all the Australian islands suffered massive repercussions, especially as a result of the second eruption. The second eruption occurred at 3:10 pm Australian time on the 17th of January, off the shoreline of Tonga, and even as much as three
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