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Curious places in Tonga
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VolcanologyHa'apai
Earth's 58 km High Ash PlumeAn island born in 2015 that scientists watched erode in real-time. Then the 2022 eruption blew it apart; sending atmospheric shockwaves around the Earth four times.
sciencePacific Ocean
Earthquakes 700 Kilometers DeepEarthquakes occur 700 km below surface where immense pressure should make rock flow like putty, not snap. Yet deep earthquakes happen - possibly from mineral transformations that cause the rock to suddenly collapse. The deepest quakes challenge seismology.
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