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A gif of Hunga Tonga's eruption, as seen from space. A massive grey cloud of ash emerges from the middle of the ocean.

The hidden power of submarine volcanoes

 Environment
• May 23, 2022

In January, an underwater volcano in Tonga produced the biggest eruption the world has seen in decades. Why was the blast so intense?

 
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