Oceanic Volcanism Workshop

Sitzung

Keynote- 1

13.09.2023, 10:30

8A-002 - Hörsaal Ostufer / Lecture Hall East (GEOMAR - Standort Ostufer / GEOMAR - East Shore)

33. The impacts and legacy of the 2022 eruption of Hunga Volcano, Kingdom of Tonga

Dr. Isobel Yeo (National Oceanography Centre, UK)

13.09.23, 10:30

Submarine Volcanism (Co-sponsored by IAVCEI Commission on Submarine Volcanism)

Oral

The climax of the 2021-2022 eruption of Hunga Volcano (also called Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai) on the 15th January 2022 was the most explosive volcanic eruption this century. The eruption generated pressure waves that travelled around the planet multiple times, ash clouds that reached the mesosphere, tsunamis with run-ups over 10 m and severed the subsea telecommunication cables that...