2022 ⟶ Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami
January 15: The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsuna...
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January 15: The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami is the largest and most powerful volcanic eruption in decades, and the largest explosion ever recorded by modern instruments.⟶
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