Just 62 km. off the eastern coast of Tonga, an underwater volcanic eruption of the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused an island to form. Located in the South Pacific, this landmass has the lat/long. - 20.570/-175.380, according to LANDSAT. Climate in this region is tropical year round. Weather from November all the way to April is “a hotter more humid period” according to, The South Pacific Organizer, with an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit). On the contrary, the weather from May to October, is usually a “cooler, drier time” period, with temperatures ranging from 17 degrees to 22 degrees Celsius (63-72 Fahrenheit). On average, this area receives around 146-160 cm of precipitation per year. More precisely around
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Around December 2014, the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai created a new addition to the island measuring, “500m across and 250m high” according to BBC. Caused by the convergent of the Pacific Plate and the Indo-Australian plate, the eruption according to Atlas Obscura, “came from two volcanic vents.” A volcanic vent is an opening that releases volcanic material. A volcano erupts when pressure causes the hot magma to rise up to the surface, and force it into the air. After this happens, it forms an undersea ridge. The scalding magma solidifies, forms layers and builds up above the surface while being cooled by the …show more content…
Previous to the new land connecting the islands, the area was very lush and green. Now, the island is predominantly brown and grey. Most plant life has ceased from the area, along with wildlife because of the surplus of ash. On the other and, the island was affected positively because the land was expanded. 120 m. of land rose above the ocean . Also, atop the volcano would be a great tourist spot. Because you’d be standing on top of a towering volcano, you could over look the islands and the pacific ocean. One career where this information would be useful is a geologist. This is because the geologist could study the changes that this process caused, good or bad. Another career where this information could be used is a volcanologist. Because volcanologists study the previous and current eruptions and formation of volcanoes, they could study
Around December 2014, the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai created a new addition to the island measuring, “500m across and 250m high” according to BBC. Caused by the convergent of the Pacific Plate and the Indo-Australian plate, the eruption according to Atlas Obscura, “came from two volcanic vents.” A volcanic vent is an opening that releases volcanic material. A volcano erupts when pressure causes the hot magma to rise up to the surface, and force it into the air. After this happens, it forms an undersea ridge. The scalding magma solidifies, forms layers and builds up above the surface while being cooled by the …show more content…
Previous to the new land connecting the islands, the area was very lush and green. Now, the island is predominantly brown and grey. Most plant life has ceased from the area, along with wildlife because of the surplus of ash. On the other and, the island was affected positively because the land was expanded. 120 m. of land rose above the ocean . Also, atop the volcano would be a great tourist spot. Because you’d be standing on top of a towering volcano, you could over look the islands and the pacific ocean. One career where this information would be useful is a geologist. This is because the geologist could study the changes that this process caused, good or bad. Another career where this information could be used is a volcanologist. Because volcanologists study the previous and current eruptions and formation of volcanoes, they could study