Tonga volcano grows in size as eruption continues for sixth day

[TexasTowelie]

Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Satellite imagery shows the island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai has grown in size while the underwater volcano erupts into its sixth day.

Tonga's head geologist Taniela Kula has been monitoring the eruption all week, which erupted again this morning.

While observations have had to be kept to a distance, new satellite imagery shows the island's land mass has grown since Monday.

"The island has grown 300-600metres to the eastern side. So it has widened up a bit. [The debris] has been building up the island, building up the rim of the vents," Kula said.

Read more: https://www.samoanews.com/regional/tonga-volcano-grows-size-eruption-continues-sixth-day

[Lucinda]

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[abqtommy]

2. Thanks. This is the first I've heard about this. Looks like I need to add The Samoa News

to my daily read list! (And I just got done doing exactly that!)

[TexasTowelie]

3. There's no way I can make it through my daily reading list.

The database I use has 770 different sites so that would mean about one site per minute after allowing time to sleep, eat, and take care of some of the other necessities of life.

Have to admit that this part of the world doesn't get a lot of news coverage.