Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused atmosphere to ring like a bell

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Honolulu HI (The Conversation) Jan 25, 2022

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption reached an explosive crescendo on Jan. 15. Its rapid release of energy powered an ocean tsunami that caused damage as far away as the U.S. West Coast, but it also generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world. The atmospheric wave pattern close to the eruption was quite complicated, but thousands of miles away it appe

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