#tonga

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

Evan Hill auf Twitter: "New high definition before and after satellite images from Nukuʻalofa, the capital of Tonga, contain comparatively good news: Though there is obvious tsunami damage, most buildings appear to be intact, though covered in volcanic ash. (📸: @Maxar) https://t.co/Z6FqCtsTOq" / Twitter

#tonga
Wow

https://twitter.com/evanhill/status/1483259374554566656

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

Jonathan Brewer 🇳🇿💉💉💉 auf Twitter: "I see there's already speculation about Tonga's submarine cable. It's unlikely to be broken - it's pretty far away from the action. Most likely the landing station has just lost power. Maps are my own from https://t.co/6aT8sCprzh https://t.co/WQnsm1gAYZ" / Twitter

#tonga #internetCable
Good insight in what could have happened.

https://twitter.com/kiwibrew/status/1482481758956589058

dredmorbius@diaspora.glasswings.com

The Tonga volcanic shockwave has been detected by a bunch of folks on Mastodon

There are people who've been monitoring barometric (atmospheric) pressure, several in Germany, elsewhere in Europe, and the US, who've recorded the pressure wave as the Tonga shockwave passed over their location.

By noting location and time, they're able to calculate the speed of the wave as well.

The boom itself was audibly detectable as far away as New Zealand, Australia, and Alaska!

https://chaos.social/@sebastian/107628740679869429

#Tonga #Mastodon #Volcanos #Shockwaves #Geology #Meterology

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

ADAM Platform auf Twitter: "Impressive image of SO2 emissions from the #HungaTongaHungaHaapai detected on Jan. 16 by the #Copernicus #Sentinel5p #tropomi sensor after the big eruption of Jan. 15. The view of the plume heading to #Australia is not yet complete. #Tonga @Giulio_Firenze @jessphoenix2018 @WMO https://t.co/qMxcq5k4D7" / Twitter

Wow!

https://twitter.com/PlatformAdam/status/1482674773192814593

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

Tonga seems to be offline now as well or partially shut off from the internet

#internet #tonga

https://twitter.com/DougMadory/status/1482377945318625294

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

Dr. Judith Hubbard auf Twitter: "A #volcano just erupted near #Tonga - but why was it there in the first place? Tonga sits on top of the #TongaKermadec #subductionzone, where the #PacificPlate sinks below the #AustralianPlate. The subducting #PacificPlate carries the culprit into the mantle: #water. 🧵1/3 https://t.co/XN5cUCT8Yg" / Twitter

Good thread

https://twitter.com/JudithGeology/status/1482351300214149121

micha@pluspora.com

Fuck

Tweet von Blake Smith-Tatafu (@BlaykeTatafu) um 15. Jan., 10:24 If you don’t know, the island of Tonga is FLAT. This leaves their people with no where of realistic safety to evacuate. Villages completely underwater. We haven’t had contact for hours now. We are all praying and completely in fear.

THIS IS A CRISIS.

#Tonga #PrayForTonga

https://twitter.com/BlaykeTatafu/status/1482266831822163969