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    • Tim
      Tim last edited by

      Awesome in the old sense:

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      • NTA
        NTA last edited by

        Shitscary.

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        • NTA
          NTA last edited by

          For scale 😳

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          • NTA
            NTA last edited by

            Fucking hell...

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            • NTA
              NTA last edited by

              New thread maybe?

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              • antipodean
                antipodean @NTA last edited by

                @nta said in Tonga - volcano eruption:

                Fucking hell...

                That sounds unlikely. It's not a barge ffs.

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                • NTA
                  NTA @antipodean last edited by

                  @antipodean I'm assuming they either meant it was swamped or tectonic activity has displaced it.

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                  • antipodean
                    antipodean @NTA last edited by

                    @nta swamped I'd believe; it's low lying.

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                    • booboo
                      booboo @Tim last edited by

                      @tim shit that's scary

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                      • NTA
                        NTA last edited by

                        People in quieter parts of Auckland saying they heard the boom. Woah.

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                        • Machpants
                          Machpants @NTA last edited by

                          @nta said in Tonga - volcano eruption:

                          People in quieter parts of Auckland saying they heard the boom. Woah.

                          Yeah all over NZ, is the pressure wave

                          ef3af8a7-a2c5-4ebf-950b-0dcb95af8485-image.jpeg https://twitter.com/MetService/status/1482247777891799042/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1482247777891799042|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frnz.liveblog.pro%2Flb-rnz%2Fblogs%2F61e2617c021d250234e10c55%2Findex.html

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                            • NTA
                              NTA @Machpants last edited by

                              @machpants said in Tonga - volcano eruption:

                              Yeah all over NZ, is the pressure wave

                              Somebody posted up data from their barometer which was mental!

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                              • Machpants
                                Machpants last edited by

                                I have no idea about this one tho, what the actual fuck?

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                                • NTA
                                  NTA last edited by NTA

                                  Emergency services here have advised dangerous coastal conditions for all of NSW through tomorrow

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                                  • Machpants
                                    Machpants last edited by

                                    It's trashed our local harbor

                                    New Zealand, Bay of Plenty Times, Northern Advocate, Northland Age

                                    PM reacts to Tonga eruption; Tutukaka marina evacuated after boats destroyed

                                    PM reacts to Tonga eruption; Tutukaka marina evacuated after boats destroyed

                                    Cyclone Cody and Tonga's volcanic eruption have combined to produce surges.

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                                    • JC
                                      JC @NTA last edited by

                                      @nta said in Tonga - volcano eruption:

                                      People in quieter parts of Auckland saying they heard the boom. Woah.

                                      We heard it here in Napier. It sounded like someone had dropped something really heavy upstairs. But we don’t have an upstairs.

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                                      • taniwharugby
                                        taniwharugby @JC last edited by

                                        @jc my cousin down in Invercargill said they heard it too.

                                        I thought it was just thunder with that passing ex-cyclone.

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                                        • JC
                                          JC @taniwharugby last edited by

                                          @taniwharugby Yeah it was very odd. It didn’t have by duration to speak of, just a loud thud that shook the house. I looked all around the house to see if something had fallen over, but nothing.

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                                          • Rapido
                                            Rapido last edited by

                                            I heard it in Wairarapa.

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                                            • D
                                              delicatessen last edited by

                                              Yep heard it in the bay. More of a feeling than a sound. Big, low, bang.

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                                              • taniwharugby
                                                taniwharugby @Machpants last edited by

                                                @machpants a rather ironic part of that, is that the Marina would likely have had most of its boats back in when it happened, given the storm warning for huge swells days earlier, loads of boaties would have returned for, er, safe harbour...one of my clients in that very predicament (would have been better staying where they were) instead, thier boat now sits with its bum in the mud and nose breaching the surface!

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                                                • mariner4life
                                                  mariner4life last edited by

                                                  Not really the tone of the thread but

                                                  This eruption has resulted in some beautiful sunrises here

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                                                      canefan @antipodean last edited by

                                                      @antipodean Holy shit. I'm surprised there haven't been more fatalities

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                                                        Machpants @canefan last edited by Machpants

                                                        @canefan said in Tonga - volcano eruption:

                                                        @antipodean Holy shit. I'm surprised there haven't been more fatalities

                                                        I don't think they know about the toll on some of the islands, they're cut off. But looking at the videos that have appeared, it wasn't a huge wave/surge, thankfully. People were able to hold on, or easily get above, mostly. It wasn't carrying away houses, even if it was damaging them. So although the low lying Island got lots of damage, hopefully it looks like less fatalities. However environmental health going forward is a major problem, fresh water, sewerage, etc

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                                                            Hooroo @booboo last edited by

                                                            @booboo said in Tonga - volcano eruption:

                                                            That is really awesome at showing how big it actually was.

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                                                              NTA @Hooroo last edited by

                                                              @hooroo and how much space there is in the Pacific Ocean!

                                                              Those early Pasifika exporers going hundreds of miles in the centuries before European exploration... they were some hearty people...

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                                                                https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073800454/nasa-scientists-estimate-tonga-blast-at-10-megatons

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                                                                • Rapido
                                                                  Rapido last edited by Rapido

                                                                  Her the feeling this will be quite bad in the outer islands nearer the volcano.

                                                                  Although one of the major island groups in Tonga (cant remember uf Ha'apai or Va'avu ) seemed to be quite high lying. Think it us Va'avu. So might get quite bad in Ha'apai group. Which is closest. Isnt that the group volcano is actually in?

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