Aftermath of the Biggest Volcano Eruption Ever Caught on Tape from Space - Tonga

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  • The live aftermath of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Jan 15 2022 volcano eruption.
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  • @Markfr0mCanada
    @Markfr0mCanada Před 2 lety +5617

    This is becoming a trend. While not the first to report things, CZcamsrs are often doing much better reports than actual news media. This gave me a far better idea of what's going on than anything I saw in the news, and there are other channels out there doing similar quality work on other topics, such as Caspian Report for political matters.

    • @nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489
      @nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 Před 2 lety +223

      The first sentence ruins the message... it's not becoming a trend... it's been that way almost the whole time youtube has existed.

    • @dobees8183
      @dobees8183 Před 2 lety +84

      It's not becoming a trend, where have you been since 2010?

    • @thisguyy
      @thisguyy Před 2 lety +82

      News is not news anymore.

    • @fgb3126
      @fgb3126 Před 2 lety +37

      @@thisguyy You mean Mainstream Media news?

    • @thisguyy
      @thisguyy Před 2 lety +22

      @@fgb3126 yes, i suppose i should have been more elaborate.

  • @abipacific
    @abipacific Před 2 lety +410

    We heard the eruptions as loud booms. We live in Fiji 800 km away. You could feel it in the ground, the house, in the air, and through your body. It was amazing for us but sad for our Tongan neighbors.

    • @TheRisskee
      @TheRisskee Před 2 lety +19

      I totally get what you mean. It's incredible to experience it from afar. I live in California and went to school with many Tongans and they were terrified because they couldn't get ahold of their families. When you care about your friends, you feel almost as helpless as they do and it was heartbreaking for those few days when there was no communication from the island. It's like holding your breath. 😔 But I still have to admire nature's power.

    • @andrewlawrence8490
      @andrewlawrence8490 Před 2 lety +2

      Look into 56-59 seconds! A white object dropped into the ocean and splashed, moved from right to left under the water for 1-2 seconds, then the white object exploded. This one is not a natural volcano explosion, but an A-bome from mato and the evils behind.

    • @borderline_sunshine
      @borderline_sunshine Před 2 lety

      Didn't he say Tonga was inhabited?

    • @abipacific
      @abipacific Před 2 lety +11

      @@borderline_sunshine yes it is inhabited, that particular island with the volcano is not.

    • @jonslg240
      @jonslg240 Před 2 lety +4

      @@andrewlawrence8490 you should look into antipsychotics, they'll probably help you. Your brain and your thinking is polluted.
      You do realize that "white object" you're talking about is many many miles wide, right? And that it is a cloud? Obviously you don't realize that, because you're the opposite of smart.

  • @darthollie
    @darthollie Před 2 lety +449

    I always remember learning just how awful volcanic ash is to your lungs, it has a similar composition to cement in powdered form, when it's breathed in it reacts with the fluids in your lungs turning it into a version of concrete, you would drown in cement as your lungs collapse, so if you find yourself in the position of watching volcanic ash falling around you, go inside

    • @buttnugget2900
      @buttnugget2900 Před rokem +35

      Yeah it's also VERY heavy for it's size and even just an inch of it on a roof can cause a collapse so be careful to stay under a supported area and cover your mouth with something just in case.

    • @kwoshent0
      @kwoshent0 Před rokem +23

      Pneumonoultramiscroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the term for it

    • @samaiello7543
      @samaiello7543 Před rokem +9

      But if you close your eyes

    • @darthollie
      @darthollie Před rokem +18

      @@samaiello7543 Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all

    • @accountrandomnumber182
      @accountrandomnumber182 Před rokem +1

      @@kwoshent0 😰

  • @stizelswik3694
    @stizelswik3694 Před 2 lety +294

    You don't get this kind of news on the main stream. Thank you for sharing such a comprehensive story with us!

    • @franl155
      @franl155 Před rokem +1

      main media news need ratings, not facts!

    • @sgdeluxedoc
      @sgdeluxedoc Před 8 měsíci

      I wanted to see some good reporting on this eruption, and was getting discouraged until I noticed your blog.. And immediately knew I'd get it here.. so your reputation has already made an impact with me. Thank you!

    • @HW-ow9zp
      @HW-ow9zp Před 6 měsíci

      Yeah obviously why would news try to explain the comoleixities of volcanic Island eruptions? Obviously the kind of material you need to study elsewhere. What a thought-lacking comment

    • @HW-ow9zp
      @HW-ow9zp Před 6 měsíci

      *complexities

  • @iddet8867
    @iddet8867 Před 2 lety +1780

    According to my experiendce from eruptions in my country, Iceland, the vegetation recovers incredibly fast after being covered in volcanic ash. It is actually incredible. I hope this will be the case in the Tonga islands.

    • @starlightbarking9495
      @starlightbarking9495 Před 2 lety +102

      The Mt Ruapehu eruption in New Zealand has been really good for growing carrots.

    • @Kyle_919
      @Kyle_919 Před 2 lety +112

      To add on, burning farm land and spreading ash has been a practice used by many farming communities known as slash and burn. It makes a field called a swidden for a few months or years but eventually it grows back because the ash from burned trees and plants gives tons of nutrients to the soil. It allows for better grow seasons and helps negate the need for GMO’s. I hope tonga has a strong recovery from this

    • @jmonie02
      @jmonie02 Před 2 lety +18

      Earth guts

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 Před 2 lety +41

      It's the people I'm worried about

    • @UberrimaFide5
      @UberrimaFide5 Před 2 lety +41

      That's the case after Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991. After all that devastation, the lahar actually fertilized the lands surrounding the volcano and vegetation recovered pretty quickly.

  • @thomashan4963
    @thomashan4963 Před 2 lety +951

    Thank you Alex for covering this eruption.
    I’m a volcanologist and this video is one of the best presentations I’ve seen.
    Even though the boring tables and numbers are left out for general public, there’s still a lot of in depth information.

    • @glytchd
      @glytchd Před 2 lety +16

      It's a complete Re-telling of what Scott Manley posted... A WEEK AGO. WHEN IT HAPPENED. Check out his review. More Science too.

    • @mr.boomguy
      @mr.boomguy Před 2 lety +27

      @@glytchd What if, they where just telling the same story, with the same source material and made a similar video about it, but in their respective style.
      It could just be a coincidence

    • @scottrogers8100
      @scottrogers8100 Před 2 lety +11

      @@glytchd Don't be such a Glytch. Lol.

    • @johnchedsey1306
      @johnchedsey1306 Před 2 lety +29

      @@glytchd Did you know more than one historian wrote about the Civil War? It's true!

    • @djones6211
      @djones6211 Před 2 lety +8

      @@mr.boomguy Except this video has errors that Scott Manley didn't make. So, it's later and less accurate.

  • @zizimugen4470
    @zizimugen4470 Před 2 lety +154

    For anyone who’s told to stay indoors as ash falls, friggin’ do it. That ash could likely contain microscopic shards of silica, which cause horrible respiratory symptoms including bleeding from the lungs.

    • @togepipokearts4504
      @togepipokearts4504 Před rokem +11

      isnt that what pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is? longest word supposedly

    • @captaintoyota3171
      @captaintoyota3171 Před rokem

      Silicosis its a serious issue. NO HOUSE is actually sealed up ash will 10000% come inside into ur lungs giving u COPD from silica inhalation

    • @falseprofit2569
      @falseprofit2569 Před rokem +8

      @@togepipokearts4504 yes but that word applies to things like shattered glass or anything Sharp and small enough to enter your lungs

    • @SHAINON117
      @SHAINON117 Před rokem +1

      Or those bacterium that eat iron they just discovered

    • @jackaguirre8576
      @jackaguirre8576 Před rokem +1

      I've heard of ash being so heavy it can cave in rooftops...

  • @cumafua4207
    @cumafua4207 Před rokem +19

    Omg as a Tongan today marks a year since that erruption and thankful God we are still alive ❤ and the thunder like sound I will never forget my ears had still had effect like ringing for two days

  • @willemvandebeek
    @willemvandebeek Před 2 lety +1773

    Earth is also a planet, I have no problem with you covering the Tonga event.

    • @RJEvans44
      @RJEvans44 Před 2 lety +63

      Big if true

    • @fulalbatross
      @fulalbatross Před 2 lety +55

      Beat me to it. Volcanoes are an astronomical phenomenon after all.

    • @zkhdillard
      @zkhdillard Před 2 lety +4

      Lol, oh yeah!!

    • @astrumspace
      @astrumspace  Před 2 lety +304

      Earth is my favourite planet as it happens.

    • @lazeppelini123
      @lazeppelini123 Před 2 lety +4

      Never thought about it 🤔

  • @HumourDownUnder
    @HumourDownUnder Před 2 lety +579

    I heard the explosive eruption here in New Zealand (upper North Island, east coast), and it was very loud, considering how far away it was. To me, it sounded like someone had dropped a couple of fully loaded dumpsters on the road in front of my house, despite me being way down the back of the house, which is quite large, and made from concrete and brick. It would have been interesting to have been outside when the shockwaves passed over!

    • @marcymccann901
      @marcymccann901 Před 2 lety +10

      Thanks for sharing your story! Amazing!

    • @autumnjones5060
      @autumnjones5060 Před 2 lety +15

      Here in California we heard a sonic boom!

    • @charleskavoukjian3441
      @charleskavoukjian3441 Před 2 lety +4

      @@autumnjones5060 no way

    • @MrTeppyboy
      @MrTeppyboy Před 2 lety +6

      Heard it as well bro and you just perfectly described what I heard. It was so loud I looked out the window expecting to see a huge wreck.

    • @doomdoomtv316
      @doomdoomtv316 Před 2 lety +4

      @@autumnjones5060 pretty sure he already said there was no noise in mainland USA...

  • @dasaasadaris3675
    @dasaasadaris3675 Před 2 lety +96

    I didn't realize the scale of this eruption up until now. It's a major event in human documented history

    • @carolruiz8279
      @carolruiz8279 Před rokem +1

      The effects in the surrounding land and marine life will be seen for ages

  • @MrKrusten
    @MrKrusten Před 2 lety +98

    6:10 I find this picture amazing. It shows how countries and landmass are born, and how water seems to immediately settle the barren island with green life. Just beautiful

    • @Teladian2
      @Teladian2 Před rokem

      This isnt how islands are born. This is how they die. If this explosion hadnt happened, THEN it would have been how land is made. This was pure destruction

  • @i-am-evil-morty6710
    @i-am-evil-morty6710 Před 2 lety +1216

    This is *by far* the best & most comprehensive coverage I've seen on this event. Excellent work, Alex. Seriously

    • @glytchd
      @glytchd Před 2 lety +17

      It's a complete Re-telling of what Scott Manley posted... A WEEK AGO. WHEN IT HAPPENED. Check out his review. when everyone else was just posting 10 second clips on loop and speculating.. THis feels like a rip with a bit of boot polish.

    • @jazzyb4656
      @jazzyb4656 Před 2 lety +15

      It's not really, there's some inaccuracies in this video. The picture of the volcanic island spit in two is wrong, that's actually a photo before the big eruption. The photo shows were the middle part of the island slipped into the sea, a caldera collapse (caldera is pronounced wrong in the video), which was a catalyst for the massive volcanic eruption that followed (a plinian eruption).

    • @nox4298
      @nox4298 Před 2 lety +15

      Geology hub gives a more detailed and better explanation of things without saying anything misleading

    • @toxic2971
      @toxic2971 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jazzyb4656 yeah I don't think that changes much

    • @soulpaua2097
      @soulpaua2097 Před 2 lety +4

      I dunno man. He downplayed the very serious tsunami's. They've destroyed housing, damaged ports, fresh water supplies, sewer systems AND the cause of death. Strange information to overlook.

  • @Nizzeman87
    @Nizzeman87 Před 2 lety +205

    Its difficult to understand how powerful volcano erruptions really are and yet its so amazing to see.

    • @jessienameles5063
      @jessienameles5063 Před 2 lety

      it,s called nature event what,s happens all the time ... big blast but no worry,s

    • @ee2376
      @ee2376 Před 2 lety +4

      @@jessienameles5063 super volcano are built different

    • @klyanadkmorr
      @klyanadkmorr Před 2 lety +1

      @@ee2376 I know 'ALL THE TIME', what an idiot Jessie who should stay nameless

    • @taelorpickel2830
      @taelorpickel2830 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jessienameles5063 Volcanoes have ended parts of Civilization before and millions of years ago caused great damage to the world's life.

    • @jessienameles5063
      @jessienameles5063 Před 2 lety

      @@taelorpickel2830 people to, we are in it right now!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sherlockholmes4769
    @sherlockholmes4769 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Amazing how a single volcanic event can impact our environment more in a short time than hundreds of years of human activity.

  • @vannessahavea1021
    @vannessahavea1021 Před 2 lety +3

    Hi I'm from Tonga, all my 28 years of life I have never been more terrified, unfortunately I did not have time to video the eruption but thanks for this, 15th of Jan 2022, a day will we never forget

  • @davidmcnelley8672
    @davidmcnelley8672 Před 2 lety +532

    It’s always incredible to see such powerful shockwaves, seeing the clouds disappear as it spread out shows just how much pressure was behind it.

    • @djsweb
      @djsweb Před 2 lety +2

      same as a nuclear shockwave 🤔

    • @Theemptythroneistaken
      @Theemptythroneistaken Před 2 lety +21

      @@djsweb No not the same these are about 10x more powerful

    • @HypeJutsu
      @HypeJutsu Před 2 lety +16

      @@djsweb nah, so many people are saying it may be new weapons lol

    • @kevinparkernde
      @kevinparkernde Před 2 lety +3

      Have you ever wondered why the satellite camera had its crosshairs pointed right at the epicentre prior to the recorded “explosion”. This was a bomb. Multiple sleuths around the world have satellite footage and have zoomed in, slowed down, and confirmed, an incoming tic tack like object. Come into frame, creating an ocean splash just above the “explosion”. I believe the Chinese were ironically weapons testing that day. And / or is someone trying to purposefully break the tectonic plates near the west coast of North America !!?? 🌎😡

    • @davidmcnelley8672
      @davidmcnelley8672 Před 2 lety +3

      @@kevinparkernde I can only assume it was either convenient placement based on how many satellites are orbiting earth or there might have been some pre warning signs that there might be some activity.

  • @polynesianmovtgp7439
    @polynesianmovtgp7439 Před 2 lety +365

    Prayers out to the people of Tonga! Hope they recover from this and come back stronger! Peace to my Polynesian people affected by this volcanic eruption!

    • @bimblinghill
      @bimblinghill Před 2 lety +16

      What little news we have seen so far indicates that they have responded very well, with good evacuations. I hope the rest of the world helps them to make a quick recovery, and that the families of the 3 people we know to have died so far find peace.

    • @polynesianmovtgp7439
      @polynesianmovtgp7439 Před 2 lety +6

      @@bimblinghill That's very sad, my heart and prayers 🙏🏼 to the friends and families you've lost! Jah bless everyone

    • @SupraNaturalTT
      @SupraNaturalTT Před 2 lety +3

      Much love, respect and prayers to the Polynesian people 🙏. I'm way over here in Tucson, Arizona but enjoy every night the fruits of there hard work, in particular Kava Kava 😋.
      My most favorite is the type from the island of Vanuatu and Fiji👌.
      We are fortunate enough to have vendors that import direct from those regions and know that is their number one staple export 🇹🇴🙏

    • @TSideWes805
      @TSideWes805 Před 2 lety +3

      Malo e lelei, and ofa atu. Much love and prayers to the kingdom of Tonga 😞🙏. No one is a strong believer in the gospel and Jesus Christ than the people of Tonga. Like the Phoenix, they shall rise from the ash and rebuild.

    • @myoona648
      @myoona648 Před 2 lety

      They got hit by an earthquake today :( I cant imagine what it’s been like for these poor people

  • @Ifbdndkdjddndn
    @Ifbdndkdjddndn Před 2 lety +9

    What I wouldn’t give to have seen the Yellowstone Eruption or the Mt Tobu eruption on camera. That would be a whole different experience. Good video!

  • @NifeOO4niff
    @NifeOO4niff Před 2 lety +3

    All the news media wants to do is frighten you and make you feel helpless. You actually opened a discussion and brought knowledge and facts. Great video!

  • @baconmecrazy8128
    @baconmecrazy8128 Před 2 lety +190

    We live on the coast of Northern California and heard the explosion Friday night. Thought it was a sonic boom at first. But once the tsunami watch for the west coast if the US went into effect, and we found out why, we realized the double boom we'd heard was actually the shock wave from the Hunga Tonga Hunga Haapai explosion.

    • @pinecone189
      @pinecone189 Před 2 lety +11

      San Diego, think I heard it but chalked it up to general city noise.

    • @forakermm
      @forakermm Před 2 lety +4

      I didn’t hear it, but we got the tsunami in Santa Cruz.

    • @alexie832
      @alexie832 Před 2 lety +4

      I don't think I heard it here in SoCal. Probably the stupid traffic sounds muffled it :/

    • @HypeJutsu
      @HypeJutsu Před 2 lety

      @@pinecone189 same lol

    • @TheRisskee
      @TheRisskee Před 2 lety

      Now you guys have me double guessing if I did hear it or not. We hear so many sonic booms from Edwards AFB that I don't register it anymore. I still say I didn't hear it but, you can't go back in time to know for sure. 😔😅

  • @baptistebauer99
    @baptistebauer99 Před 2 lety +166

    I know you only mentionned this as an ad, but for whom might be interested.
    The Santiaguito in Guatemala is one of the top 10 most dangerous volcanoes on Earth. It has, as you mentionned, only existed for a little more than 100 years. The breathtaking view you mentionned was taken from the Santa María, the volcano that was the main one. Its lava was very viscuous and dried quickly, which closed its crater down pretty deep. Upon an eruption, a hole was opened next to the Santa María: the Santiaguito was born in an overwhelming, destructive eruption. It shattered the Santa María's flank; the damages are still evident to this day. The Santiaguito kept growing up since then, being almost always active. If you ever go to Guatemala, and wander around Retalulehu, Mazatengo or Quetzaltenango, you might see the couple volcanoes: a big, broken one, and a small, active one.
    My thoughts go to the victims of the Tonga volcano.

    • @TheRisskee
      @TheRisskee Před 2 lety +6

      I was in Guatemala in 2013 and I only found out about their volcanos once I was home and it bummed me out that I didn't get to see it. Although, we did go to a resort town on the edge of a crater and there's islands in the middle where people live and work. That in itself was cool but it's not like seeing an active volcano.

  • @hypermusiic
    @hypermusiic Před 2 lety +24

    Thank you for this!
    I’m so glad this came up on my recommended, I’m really interested in geography and looking closer at geographical features such as disasters like this make me interested in learning more and more.

  • @salini209
    @salini209 Před 2 lety +1

    This is my homeland and have close relations living in Tonga. Thank you for this video, one of the best I've seen.

  • @jrjubach
    @jrjubach Před 2 lety +31

    4:42 whoever put all that data together and animate those shock waves across Japan and the US deserves a pat on the back.

  • @Muonium1
    @Muonium1 Před 2 lety +420

    Important to note that while a shock wave - by definition - travels faster than the speed of sound in that particular medium, what we see on the satellite image is not a shock wave. It's just a pressure wave and is traveling at the speed of sound. The initial explosion of the volcano, just like a nuclear detonation, did indeed launch a shock wave into the atmosphere, but shock waves dissipate and slow down rapidly as they propagate, and even by the time it reached the local islands some few tens of miles away it was certainly already a pressure wave traveling at the speed of sound and not a shock wave any longer. Also, while the total energy of this explosion was definitely greater than any nuclear detonation, the peak power was certainly not, with an H bomb reaching vastly higher powers due to the reaction taking place over a mere microsecond or so while a volcanic eruption takes millions of times longer to release its energy.

    • @coffeefish
      @coffeefish Před 2 lety +7

      How much CO2 was released?

    • @amzarnacht6710
      @amzarnacht6710 Před 2 lety +11

      What is a shockwave?
      It's a wave of pressure...

    • @Muonium1
      @Muonium1 Před 2 lety +42

      @@amzarnacht6710 um no. A shock wave is a propagating disturbance that moves faster than the speed of sound, accompanied by a discontinuous change in pressure, temperature, and density. A mere pressure wave is the opposite.

    • @RhetoricalSyndicate
      @RhetoricalSyndicate Před 2 lety +33

      Thanks for pointing this out, particularly about the time taken to release the energy. Few videos seem to mention that the satellite images are 10 minutes apart. So what looks like a rapid explosion and expansion really took about an hour or so. Even knowing this, i still hadn't applied to directly to my perception of the energy release compared to a nuke, so i appreciate having that cleared up now. Cheers

    • @beatrizmaia7721
      @beatrizmaia7721 Před 2 lety +11

      @@coffeefish not a significant amount. To be fair, the media is playing this up a bit, I get it they have bills to pay but it's not like this was 1991 Pinatubo's eruption (that one did release a worrisome amount of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere). This is a relative phenomenon and the volcano apparently was already kind of on and off weeks prior to this. The big issue here is the need for more measurements in place in order to properly predicts these things and evacuate people with time

  • @kjlahti782
    @kjlahti782 Před 2 lety +2

    Seeing the Soundwave moving across the planet in infrared was so cool.

  • @saeedatenzi
    @saeedatenzi Před 2 lety +1

    I'm here for years now and man you always amaze me with each new video.

  • @Nogha12
    @Nogha12 Před 2 lety +33

    For English speakers, Haʻapai is pronounced in 3 syllables, with the first two ‘a’s being pronounced as the ‘a’ in “father” (it’s important that you make the second ‘a’ its own separate syllable) and the final “pai” is pronounced like “pie” as in “apple pie”, and the stress falls on this final “eye” sound.

  • @jamesbrett9537
    @jamesbrett9537 Před 2 lety +69

    Definitely the best video on this volcano so far. I actually heard and felt the Shockwave from my house in Waikato, New Zealand. It sounded like a fireworks display in the distance and we could feel the pressure changes in our ears. I can only imagine how loud it was for the people of Tonga.

    • @andrewlawrence8490
      @andrewlawrence8490 Před 2 lety

      Look into 56-59 seconds! A white object dropped into the ocean and splashed, moved from right to left under the water for 1-2 seconds, then the white object exploded. This one is not a natural volcano explosion, but an A-bome from mato and the evils behind.

    • @nathanielyoungman4454
      @nathanielyoungman4454 Před 2 lety

      @@andrewlawrence8490 no it's not dude. Way more REAL conspiracies to be obsessive over in these times.
      The ground goes boom sometimes

  • @soldiergal17
    @soldiergal17 Před 2 lety +2

    Lived in Xela for about a year and loved seeing that little volcano spewing ash everyday. It was always a cool sight to see.

  • @Emppu_T.
    @Emppu_T. Před 2 lety +1

    Fascinating force of nature. The planet that lets life bloom on it is also very much alive itself.

  • @JoeySchmidt74
    @JoeySchmidt74 Před 2 lety +206

    Great coverage Alex, far more in depth than most sources regarding this event.

    • @SteveJB
      @SteveJB Před 2 lety +7

      I really liked Scott Manley's video on the topic and it's still the best I've seen so far.
      But I also like how Alex imposed the ash cloud on Europe for scale.

    • @JoeySchmidt74
      @JoeySchmidt74 Před 2 lety +6

      @@SteveJB Scott's a fellow Scot, so I have a soft spot lol, but I have seen a few on other channels that are just lacking in details like Alex and Scott included. Anton Petrov did a decent job, but I think he may have kinda rushed it to get it out and missed key items like the 2014 eruption and it's implications.

    • @davidford3115
      @davidford3115 Před 2 lety +1

      Geology Hub also has been covering this in pretty good detail. Though I admit that he has a rather monotone delivery.

    • @THIS---GUY
      @THIS---GUY Před 2 lety +1

      Scott Manley, geologyhub and Anton Petrov all did a great job. So happy to see astrum covering it too

  • @blackmennewstyle
    @blackmennewstyle Před 2 lety +52

    The footage taken on top of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai crater are pretty impressive :O
    I never thought someone would have been brave enough to take a walk over there lol

    • @astrumspace
      @astrumspace  Před 2 lety +22

      It hadn't been active for a few years when that video was taken, and these were a couple of passing by explorers, so they probably just thought they'd risk it. Interestingly, the scientists weren't ever brave enough to land from what I've read.

    • @LDSG_A_Team
      @LDSG_A_Team Před 2 lety +9

      @@astrumspace to be fair to the scientists, if I were a subject matter expert on the volcano and knew all the potential dangers in that level of detail, I'd probably be too chicken to get that close, too. 😆

  • @vibez_kru01
    @vibez_kru01 Před 2 lety +2

    5:15…in most parts of Tonga the tsunami 🌊 wasn’t ‘big’, but the Tonga 🇹🇴 government confirmed that there was damage in the west coast of Tongatapu consistent with tsunami waves with a height of 15 meters (49ft).

  • @shaggy1632
    @shaggy1632 Před 2 lety +4

    I love watching different people with this kind of information, bc some explain more than others, in one way or another

  • @quiltmomma5157
    @quiltmomma5157 Před 2 lety +14

    It’s amazing that what can be so deadly can also have beauty. The eruption looks to me like a blossoming flower.

  • @theFez_
    @theFez_ Před 2 lety +33

    This channel is content gold.

    • @mattmccaughen8082
      @mattmccaughen8082 Před 2 lety +1

      Facts

    • @94josema
      @94josema Před 2 lety +2

      My favourite part is when they put the sources. Many of the content here was posted on Twitter by scientists, experts, journalists and local people.

  • @Sunny_Now_and_Then
    @Sunny_Now_and_Then Před 2 lety +4

    Classed now as VEI 6 we are defintely seeing weather weirdness in Kansas. Two days ago the high was 59 degrees. We have had a lot of rain and low temps in the forties. Yesterday the low was 42. Usually late May gives highs in the mid to upper 80s and nights above 60. I don't remember the last time temps were this cool into Memorial Day weekend. It's wonderful! Thank you Hunga-Tonga Hunga Ha'apai!!!

  • @OregamiStars
    @OregamiStars Před 2 lety +2

    I can just hear my old college Geology instructor cheering in excitement in his chair.... He REALLY likes volcanoes-- he even used all our birthdays to see who had the most impressive explosion and favorited that student xD

  • @aaronwilson9763
    @aaronwilson9763 Před 2 lety +349

    This is the content I wanted...handling the geological rare event (considering scale and time).
    Just wanted to add a little more to the human story...
    R.I.P. - the 3 souls that left us caught tragically during this event.
    Thanks for taking the time to piece this unexpected story together and tying it to this channel's theme. Well done!

    • @AWildBard
      @AWildBard Před 2 lety +15

      Possibly 5
      3 in Tonga, 2 in Peru

    • @Makatoa07
      @Makatoa07 Před 2 lety +21

      One man Lisala was swept out to sea off Ataataa island (part of Tonga bt 20mins boat ride in the direction of the volcano) despite his legs being disabled he stopped answering his son's calls in fear his son would jump in looking for him. He held on to a log and made it passed two smaller islands..27hrs in the ocean he finally made it to the main island. Another 16yrs old in Haapai island ran against the direction everyone else was running n they called out to him but he was desperate to save his grandma. They said she won't make it and he said Then he'll die with her. He carried her on his back and made it higher grounds 🙏🏾🇹🇴✊🏽

    • @C_R_O_M________
      @C_R_O_M________ Před 2 lety +7

      @@Makatoa07 great human stories. Thanks for sharing!

    • @stizelswik3694
      @stizelswik3694 Před 2 lety +8

      @@Makatoa07 now THAT 16 yo is a TRUE hero!!! I'm very glad to hear the disabled man was able to make it to land safely. Thanks for sharing this news!

    • @reuben4721
      @reuben4721 Před 2 lety +2

      I think its going to be a lot more, I hate to say it. That ash cloud was the size of England.

  • @joelbotica6821
    @joelbotica6821 Před 2 lety +47

    I live in the South island of New Zealand. My friends and I thought we heard people slamming doors outside and were trying to out what was going on. Later that night we found out about the eruption and shockwave and turns out we were hearing something over 2500 kilometers away. Amazing.

    • @mrman3196
      @mrman3196 Před 2 lety

      Liar!

    • @jmjm1920
      @jmjm1920 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mrman3196 🤔

    • @andrewlawrence8490
      @andrewlawrence8490 Před 2 lety +1

      Look into 56-59 seconds! A white object dropped into the ocean and splashed, moved from right to left under the water for 1-2 seconds, then the white object exploded. This one is not a natural volcano explosion, but an A-bome from mato and the evils behind.

    • @jmjm1920
      @jmjm1920 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mrman3196 kefe lol

    • @comboing3108
      @comboing3108 Před rokem +1

      @@mrman3196 No. That is very possible. You're just jealous.

  • @high4227
    @high4227 Před 2 lety +7

    Great video! Very informative and interesting 🙂.Im from Tonga and this was an experience I would never forget.

  • @JulesUS8386
    @JulesUS8386 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Texas had a definite pressure drop as the first wave went across the US! All last year I wondered about acid rain. I lost two trees that were over 50 years old, all flowering bushes around the deck, and a flowering tree. One other tree that suu you survived looked like leaves were burning…very weird weather that week and really up to now since this eruption.

  • @Iso20227
    @Iso20227 Před 2 lety +13

    I live in alaska, and now that I think about it, I did feel and slightly hear the shockwave.
    I had no clue what it was at the time, I thought that maybe something heavy had fallen over upstairs.
    Impressive.

  • @taraldkverneland9540
    @taraldkverneland9540 Před 2 lety +66

    Just recently discovered these videos, and instantly grown fond of the high level of knowledge shared, the way they are made and the narration. Thanks a million!!

  • @brianwilson9501
    @brianwilson9501 Před 2 lety +5

    Finally found the data I was looking for in this. Thanks for the great and informative video.

  • @ironhornforge7970
    @ironhornforge7970 Před 2 lety +2

    This was extremely well done, thank you I enjoyed this immensely.

  • @jeremiasrobinson
    @jeremiasrobinson Před 2 lety +34

    Thank you for sharing the deeper side of these stories that everyone hears about, but only knows a little of.

  • @bodymotionchile
    @bodymotionchile Před 2 lety +6

    Here in Chile, we got the tsunami warning in our cell phones for all the people living in cities/towns/etc close to the ocean. Only one Island at the south got a minor tsunami but enough to destroy a bridge used by local fishermen. Also in Perú 2 people die bc of the flooding

  • @Teramis
    @Teramis Před rokem +1

    What an *excellent* little documentary. And terrific graphics as well! Especially liked the 'water on Mars' simulation. Thx so much for doing this.

  • @thomaskositzki9424
    @thomaskositzki9424 Před rokem +2

    SUPERB informative video!
    First-time viewer and by my standarts, you stroke (Is that right? Am German) just the right balance between being informative, good presentation and capturing visuals.
    Instant subscription. :)

  • @timothrykrasnapolsky
    @timothrykrasnapolsky Před 2 lety +6

    The way you explained the whole eruption process is so satisfying to listen to.

  • @toddhoward5555
    @toddhoward5555 Před 2 lety +6

    I was waiting for this one 😁
    Edit: Thanks for the Magellan link btw. Definitely in the mood to cozy up and watch a few documentaries

  • @brandonlovelace9347
    @brandonlovelace9347 Před 2 lety +4

    I live in Alaska and just before 5am I heard the Shockwaves! It was pretty amazing especially after finding out what it was I heard 🙂

    • @john0032
      @john0032 Před rokem

      I heard it in New Zealand sounded like the neighbor let off a 12g shotgun

  • @gabrielrodriguez9835
    @gabrielrodriguez9835 Před rokem +1

    I don't usually watch science videos in one go but this one is top notch.

  • @bradivany7008
    @bradivany7008 Před 2 lety +28

    I love how disappointed he sounds about the tsunami being "not a very big one".

    • @astrumspace
      @astrumspace  Před 2 lety +36

      Just in my defense, I do like seeing nature at its extremes. However, from a safe distance for everyone involved. Maybe that's why I like space...

    • @MariaMartinez-researcher
      @MariaMartinez-researcher Před 2 lety +2

      @@astrumspace In Peru, it killed two people and caused an oil spill. Minor damages from Chile to California, etc. Considering it wasn't a tectonic earthquake, I would say the effects of that pimple were pretty big.

    • @davidford3115
      @davidford3115 Před 2 lety +5

      @@astrumspace I tend to agree. So long as people are out of the area of danger, let nature show her full fury and might.

    • @danielmconnolly7
      @danielmconnolly7 Před 2 lety +1

      Size matters... 😒

  • @russelljr4026
    @russelljr4026 Před 2 lety +3

    The view from space was Incredible!!!! 😳😯

  • @deucescrackedrulz
    @deucescrackedrulz Před rokem +2

    The lightning animation was the most astonishing thing to see. It instantly reminded me of Supernova 1987, if you look at the photos of the different phases of its evolution you'll see that it mirrors almost perfectly the pattern the lightning took over the course of the eruption, so it made me think that maybe we are seeing lightning drawing out the shape of the overall Birkeland current that is acting on the volcano.

  • @jonathancastillo7078
    @jonathancastillo7078 Před 2 lety +1

    We love your videos alex! Please post more often!!

  • @TheInvertedFollicle507
    @TheInvertedFollicle507 Před 2 lety +14

    The Mt Tambora event in Indonesia (5th April 1815 - 23rd April 1816) was the largest volcanic eruption recorded in human history was the most recent VEI 7 scale outpouring of magma, ash, pumice and other such material. It created the loudest noise ever recorded - apparently it could be heard 3000 miles away.

    • @rachelectroDC-84
      @rachelectroDC-84 Před rokem +2

      I've been fascinated by volcanoes since I was a child, and Tambora was always such an impressive monster of a volcano. Another entire island just gone, and most of the globe having "The Year Without a Summer" as a result of all that ejecta. Unreal.

    • @IDiggSocialMedia
      @IDiggSocialMedia Před 8 měsíci

      Krakatoa in 1883 made the loudest noise ever recorded!

    • @TheInvertedFollicle507
      @TheInvertedFollicle507 Před 8 měsíci

      @@IDiggSocialMedia
      Well really it's subject to debate. Back then they didn't have the advanced audio monitoring and recording equipment we take for granted today so all people could do at the time is gather witness statements and the like. Naturally that will lead to conflicting views.

    • @sabishiihito
      @sabishiihito Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@TheInvertedFollicle507 as you said, the tech to monitor the sound didn't exist when Tambora went up, which is why the Krakatoa eruption's sound is the loudest noise ever *recorded* by humans. Not necessarily the loudest ever *experienced* by humans.

    • @TheInvertedFollicle507
      @TheInvertedFollicle507 Před 7 měsíci

      @@sabishiihitoah dumbass me OK I'll take this loss you win lol yeah you're right. I wonder which one was in fact the loudest? 🤔 🤔 🤔
      Edit I may have in fact meant the loudest sound ever recorded by human ears though in all honesty I don't remember.

  • @DawnChatman
    @DawnChatman Před 2 lety +17

    Thank you for making this, I've been seeing the occasional headline pop up about this eruption but nothing as spectacular as this and of course accompanied with all the researched knowledge you share with us. Astrum has very quickly become one of my fav channels.

  • @vinny9708
    @vinny9708 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this great report,the best I've seen 👏

  • @noahstainbrook8476
    @noahstainbrook8476 Před rokem

    I got to climb acatenango in Guatemala back in February. Watching fuego pop off every few minutes has a hypnotizing effect

  • @mandelbro777
    @mandelbro777 Před 2 lety +11

    Great video, but the image you have shown of the land bridge (central cone above seal level) having been blown away, was actually how it appeared after the 14th January eruption, when most of that mass actually collapsed into the magma tube/chamber (some being ejected in the initial ash column). This collapse was the harbinger of the final 15th January eruption which produced the shockwave (seawater leaching into the collapsed section, initiating a very rare steam explosion event >24hrs later). As a result, the two saddle like islands are now almost gone, and there's no ash fill above sea level at all around that central cone which was totally obliterated. Hunga Ha'apai is now just a small rocky outcrop above the water.
    Great video though, as usual :)

  • @ronniepirtlejr2606
    @ronniepirtlejr2606 Před 2 lety +16

    The largest explosions ever captured on camera,( excluding supernovas ect) was the shoemaker-levy Comet slamming into Jupiter. Each Explosion was 1 - 3 times the size of Earth!

    • @DLWELD
      @DLWELD Před 2 lety +3

      I recall seeing the "scars" of that explosion with my 13 inch telescope.

    • @ronniepirtlejr2606
      @ronniepirtlejr2606 Před 2 lety +4

      @@DLWELD that would have been awesome to see!
      I only got to view it on television through Hubble. I recall some scientists say that if Jupiter wouldn't have been there, Shoemaker-levy would have possibly hit Earth. I don't know if that was true or not? But, there were a lot of scientist saying that at the time.
      A planet destroyer!
      There was another planet destroyer that entered our solar system around 2003. I never heard anything about this on any news Outlet. I don't remember the name? I will post this, look it up & then get back on here with it.
      I found it!
      Imma posted on the comment down below.👇

    • @jmjm1920
      @jmjm1920 Před 2 lety

      Can't compare Earth and Jupiter but very interesting comments

  • @nct948
    @nct948 Před 2 lety +1

    very interesting and well documented as always. Love your channel.

  • @lisapayne7455
    @lisapayne7455 Před 2 lety

    Oh wow, this video was excellent! Likely could spark more interest on the topic as well. 🌋🎇Thankyou very much 🥳

  • @selatakataka2068
    @selatakataka2068 Před 2 lety +8

    Thank you for your video! I still can’t believe my small island country has lived through this experience. I will definitely be showing my family this video once communication has fully recovered.

    • @andrewlawrence8490
      @andrewlawrence8490 Před 2 lety

      Look into 56-59 seconds! A white object dropped into the ocean and splashed, moved from right to left under the water for 1-2 seconds, then the white object exploded. This one is not a natural volcano explosion, but an A-bome from mato and the evils behind.

  • @isaacsheppard7624
    @isaacsheppard7624 Před 2 lety +16

    I absolutely love these Astrom videos. I learned so much from your videos, and the narrator is very interesting to listen to. Please don’t stop providing us knowledge.

  • @dillabees817
    @dillabees817 Před 2 lety +1

    I feel like from this video this was a much bigger deal than the media played it out to be. Thanks for this.

  • @123TauruZ321
    @123TauruZ321 Před rokem +4

    It's such a shame we could not see this eruption from the sky or a little distance off, it must have been an insane eruption to watch.... i think one of the biggest in our time. It was so quick too, not like mount helens which happened over a long time. Just insane amount of force release so fast.

  • @kuunib7325
    @kuunib7325 Před 2 lety +24

    This is really interesting, usually you talk about volcanoes on other planets or moons but now we have a conparison with something here. This also reminds me of the Krakatao eruption.

  • @marcolozano4169
    @marcolozano4169 Před 2 lety +6

    Your video impacted me twice! One because I had no idea how slim my comprehension of Volcano forces was, I always thought on the beautiful side of the situation because enrich the soils and give us more land. Two because this ovewhelming graphics and information made me see Volcano eruptions like the Popocatepetl's candle like! I can understand now pompeii. Now I fear this forces therefore I will be very, very, respectful of them. Magnificent video, your quality is top noch! Thank you for educating us about it.

  • @rezonite
    @rezonite Před 2 lety

    Great voice man! I enjoyed this one very much. Thank you.

  • @Jose-lf9kf
    @Jose-lf9kf Před 2 lety +1

    Great reporting that's accurate and not overly dramatically reported.
    Really enjoyed your post. Thank you 😊

  • @jonathanking456
    @jonathanking456 Před 2 lety +11

    Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and posting on CZcams. Interesting and educational. Very well done.

  • @deekay9972
    @deekay9972 Před 2 lety +13

    Thanks for this excellent video. Much more informative than anything I’ve seen on the news in Australia!

  • @NickDrinksWater
    @NickDrinksWater Před 7 měsíci +1

    I like how we see this stuff on social media before the actual news talks about it

  • @JaviAirwraps
    @JaviAirwraps Před 2 lety +1

    Wow the success of this vid has taken off! Congrats dood, you deserve it

  • @rustypossum
    @rustypossum Před 2 lety +3

    I live on the South Island in New Zealand and very clearly heard the booms. Incredible.

  • @PemboCycling
    @PemboCycling Před 2 lety +4

    Glad you found a way to overlay with Europe. I was struggling to get a sense of scale from the videos without that

  • @LoanwordEggcorn
    @LoanwordEggcorn Před 2 lety +1

    Really good summary of a lot of science. Thanks!

  • @mjleger4555
    @mjleger4555 Před rokem

    I found this video extremely interesting, as the Tonga eruption was covered in news, but NOT as expansive as this report; I subscribed. Thank you for sharing it with us!

  • @josephbscott8350
    @josephbscott8350 Před 2 lety +4

    I have several videos and news casts on this Volcano. Your presentation is easily the most detailed, yet concise and comprehensive one! I learned a lot about this Volcano from you. Thanks!

  • @zoomerboomer3109
    @zoomerboomer3109 Před 2 lety +4

    This eruption in the long-term is probably going to be quite a significant one scientifically due to just how unusual it was. Thankfully the eruption didn't take to many lives, soon enough Tonga will recover. Great documentation btw.

  • @joyglocker8318
    @joyglocker8318 Před 2 lety

    Very thorough video. Thanks. Good explanation.

  • @douglasgallardojr4759

    Thank you for this excellent video.

  • @sscavenger
    @sscavenger Před 2 lety +4

    Sound's like someone had fun pronouncing the vulcanos name :D made me grin every time ;)

  • @NHR_Music
    @NHR_Music Před 2 lety +7

    I love to see stuff like this. Seeing our planet be ecologically active and changing with it's landscape is something that's hard to imagine when it usually happens slowly across millions of years but this only happened within a few years (the islands connecting into one and then the explosion happening).

  • @malectric
    @malectric Před 8 měsíci

    I love volcanoes. I grew up living in the Taupo caldera and spent many boyhood hours exploring the many hotspots in the region as well as climbing most of the andesitic/dacitic and several rhyolitic peaks at least once. Thanks for this video!

  • @rodhjelm1571
    @rodhjelm1571 Před 2 lety +4

    One thing I haven't heard reported by anyone is the consequences on world climate over the next year. The Cataclysmic 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines caused a hard winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In my local area, it snowed 6 feet in two days and thousands of people were shoveling snow off rooves to prevent potential collapse from the weight of snow. The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora caused what was called "The year with no summer causing a difficult growing season for crops.
    Get ready for a cool summer and possibly some wild weather around the globe.

    • @VitaeLibra
      @VitaeLibra Před 2 lety

      I'm pretty sure this has been covered extensively

    • @Nick-sd7um
      @Nick-sd7um Před rokem

      There's actually some reports now that the flooding which has occurred in Australia over the last 2 years could be partly attributed to this eruption.

    • @albatross8361
      @albatross8361 Před rokem

      @rodhjelm1571: The 'Adapt 2030' You Tube channel now has a very interesting 2-part video, 'Five Factors That Will Result in Global Food Shortages', about the effects of the 2022 Hunga Tonga and 2023 Shiveluch eruptions due to the amount of ash, SO2 and water vapor they ejected into the upper atmosphere.

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies Před 2 lety +4

    That's the most informative vid I've seen about the Tonga eruption. Great job Astrum.

  • @imacrapface2-781
    @imacrapface2-781 Před 2 lety +56

    Everything done on this channel is top notch.. That was the best coverage and summation of this event that I’ve seen so far.. very well done 👍

  • @joshjlmgproductions3313
    @joshjlmgproductions3313 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the comparison of the eruption in another section of the world. We'd have no sense of scale otherwise, so that was extremely useful.

  • @synthwave7
    @synthwave7 Před 2 lety

    A far better report than the media did. Excellent. Keep it up.

  • @FloozieOne
    @FloozieOne Před 2 lety +10

    What a great video. Of course I read all I could about this explosion since it was literally an Earth-shaking event but also because geology and cosmology are my favorite subjects and this was about as big an example as there has been in my lifetime. There is one superb video on Pinatubo shot by the scientists that were there monitoring the whole thing, but even that doesn't go into much detail about the effects outside the eruption area. Thank you so much for explaining the properties involved in such an explosion and the consequences thereof. As usual you give the facts in a nice calm voice without any "doom and gloom" hysterics and that alone is worth coming back to your videos for.

  • @barrybenbart
    @barrybenbart Před 2 lety +8

    This was really interesting to watch! Thanks for making this small documentary!

  • @OneOfAMine
    @OneOfAMine Před rokem

    Great Production LIKED N SUBSCRIBED

  • @desmondalvares3875
    @desmondalvares3875 Před 2 lety

    Love the way it was presented, excellent