Underwater sound signals created by 2022’s enormous Hunga eruption have pointed scientists to a new way to warn people of unpredictable volcanic tsunamis.
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Our new research predicts how Hunga Tonga’s vast underwater eruption in 2022 will change winters worldwide for years to come – as far away as Australia, North America and even Scandinavia.
We can’t prevent natural disasters from happening, but we can be better prepared for when they do.
Tsunamis aren’t just bigger-than-average waves. Triggered by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions like the one in Tonga, they are fast, massive and potentially destructive. Here’s why.
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Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University
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Reader in Coastal Engineering, University of East London
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Adjunct Assistant Research Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
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Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau