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Satellite imagery of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption

NIWA Weather tweet Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption

This tweet from NIWA shows high-resolution Himawari satellite imagery of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption near Tonga on 15 January 2022 as it happened.

Imagery courtesy of Himawari satellite, Meteorological Satellite Center/JMA.

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