Hunga Tonga

Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (listen ) is a submarine volcano in the South Pacific located about 30 km (19 mi) south of the submarine volcano of Fonuafoʻou and 65 km (40 mi) north of Tongatapu, Tonga's main island.

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The Hunga Tonga eruption sparked the highest-altitude lightning ever recorded

The Most Intense Lightning Storm Ever Recorded Was Sparked by the Hunga Tonga Eruption

Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption likely to make ozone hole larger in coming years

The Hunga Tonga volcano eruption touched space and spawned a lightning blitz

Highest-Ever Recorded Volcanic Plume: The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption Released The Highest Volcanic Plume Ever Recorded

Record-breaking Hunga Tonga volcanic plume might have warmed Earth's climate