Tsunami Warning in the South Pacific
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By , on March 19th, 2009 2 comments   Geology, Weather   , , , , , ,  

[googlemap lat="-22.857194700969636" lng="-174.55078125" width="500px" height="300px" zoom="6" type="G_HYBRID_MAP"]Tonga[/googlemap] News on the wire from Rick is that a tsunami warning was issued for the South Pacific after a 7.9 earthquake registered about 209km (130 miles) south-east of Tonga. The first report from the U.S. National Weather Service’s Pacific tsunami center is that “Sea level readings confirm that . . . → Read More: Tsunami Warning in the South Pacific

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Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga
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[googlemap lat="-20.730428476781324" lng="-175.27862548828125" width="500px" height="300px" zoom="8" type="G_SATELLITE_MAP"]Tonga[/googlemap] From the Times Online…. Scientists are on their way to the site of a large undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga, sending columns of smoke and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the Pacific Ocean. The spectacular plumes are erupting from the . . . → Read More: Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga

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