NASA: Island Nation Hit Hard by Eruption This article originally appeared on NASA.gov Ever since the uninhabited volcanic island Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai exploded in mid-January 2022, the people of Tonga have faced a gauntlet of hazards. One of the most widespread is volcanic ash. Satellite images collected in the days after the eruption show the fine-grained shards of pulverized rock covering several islands, turning land surfaces from lush green to […] SnowBrains | February 3, 2022 0 Comments
