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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano (Tonga) activity update: SO2 plume reached Madagascar and East Africa today

Sat, 22 Jan 2022, 04:04
04:04 AM | BY: MARTIN
SO2 emissions approached Madagascar and East Africa today (image: ADAM Platform)
SO2 emissions approached Madagascar and East Africa today (image: ADAM Platform)
The 7,000 km long aerosol plume continues to travel over the Indian Ocean and approached Madagascar and East Africa today.

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