Large Eruption Near Tonga, Heard in NZ. Tsunami at Tonga and Fiji
The satellite imagery is incredible -- you can see atmospheric waves traveling hundreds of kilometers:<p><a href="https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector_band.php?sat=G17&sector=tsp&band=Sandwich&length=36&dim=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector_band.php?sat=G1...</a> (GOES-West)<p><a href="https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector.php?sat=G17&sector=tsp" rel="nofollow">https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector.php?sat=G17&sec...</a><p><a href="https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/loop.asp?data_folder=himawari-8/full_disk_ahi_true_color&width=800&height=800&number_of_images_to_display=30&loop_speed_ms=100" rel="nofollow">https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/loop.asp?dat...</a> (Himawari-8)<p><a href="https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/himawari-8.asp" rel="nofollow">https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/himawari-8.a...</a><p>Edited comment: originally linked to the wrong satellite imagery (from a separate eruption several hours ago). The discussion in this link is still informative, but not current:<p><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-erupts-again" rel="nofollow">https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-er...</a>