Tonga volcano spouted enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic pools into stratosphere

Published August 4, 2022 12:00am ET



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When an underwater volcano 40 miles north of Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, erupted in January, it spewed out enough water vapor to fill 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools into the atmosphere.

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