- NEW ZEALAND RAISES ALERT LEVEL ON TAUPO SUPERVOLCANO, WHICH CAUSED THE LARGEST ERUPTION ON EARTH IN THE PAST 5,000 YEARS
- A volcano north of Tonga’s main island has erupted eight times in the past 48 hours, according to the Pacific nation’s geological service, which has warned mariners to keep their distance Tuesday.
- The Home Reef volcano has been erupting for the past 10 days, oozing molten lava and shooting steam and ash at least three kilometers (almost two miles) into the air.
- Home Reef’s eruption currently poses a low risk to “residents of Vava’u and Ha’apai” — two of Tonga’s most populated islands
- But warning levels were raised by one notch Tuesday as the pace of eruptions quickened.
- Mariners have been told not to sail closer than four kilometers
- Pilots have been warned to take caution when flying through airspace near the volcano
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Important Takeaways:
- Tonga needs over $90 million to start repairs from volcano
- A U.N. official says 80% of Tonga’s 105,000 people were affected by the undersea volcanic eruption and ensuing tsunami that lashed the Pacific island nation on Jan. 15
- Cyclone season is still in full swing, and there are almost weekly earthquakes in the region, the latest a magnitude 5.0 quake only a few hours earlier just 47 kilometers (30 miles) from the capital,
- 14 U.N. agencies and the international community are supporting Tonga’s relief and recovery efforts, providing almost 40 tons of water and sanitation supplies, reconnecting Tonga with the rest of the world through emergency telecommunications services and logistics, and providing food, school materials and psychological support.
- The $90.4 million in estimated losses doesn’t take into account future losses from tourism, agriculture or commerce.
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Important Takeaways:
- USGS: 6.2-Magnitude Quake Strikes Pangai, Tonga
- According to seismologists, the quake occurred at a depth of 14.5 km.
- No damage or injuries have so far been reported
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Nahum 1:5 “The Mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.”
Important Takeaways:
- Tonga faces ‘unprecedented disaster’ as New Zealand warns of further eruptions and tsunami risk
- New Zealand warned of further eruptions that may complicate the delivery of aid to remote islands where communications are down.
- Tongan Prime Minster Siaosi Sovaleni said all houses on the island of Mango, where 36 people live, were destroyed.
- The deaths of three people and several other injuries, and outlined the scale of destruction to communities.
- The eruption on Saturday generated tsunami waves up to 49 feet (15 meters) high that hit the west coast of Tonga’s main island
- With cleanup efforts underway, rescue workers are racing to deliver safe drinking water to the island nation as it grapples with the shortages.
- Tonga’s communication systems remain severely limited after damage to a key undersea cable cut international and inter-island calls
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Matthew 16:2-3 He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
Important Takeaways:
- Tsunami Waves Over 4 Feet High Hit Pacific Coast after Major Eruption near Tonga
- Waves between 1 and 4 feet were reported from Alaska to California
- Two people were taken to the hospital after being swept into the water while fishing in California.
- Some coastal areas in Japan were evacuated.
- The tsunami was generated by an undersea volcano in the South Pacific.
- “The arriving tsunami will come in pulses of surging water levels onto and off of the coast, similar to ‘high tide.’ Do not expect to identify these arriving pulses by large cresting waves/surf,” the NWS Bay Area office tweeted. “These water level surges can overwhelm and overtake people and pull them out to sea.”
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Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
Important Takeaways:
- Tonga Volcanic Eruption Felt Around the World
- The massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga was so powerful it was recorded around the world and triggered a tsunami that flooded Pacific coastlines from Japan to the United States, scientists said
- Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano spew smoke and ash into the air, with a thunderous roar recorded 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) away in Alaska.
- The U.S. Geological Survey recorded Saturday’s eruption as equivalent to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake at zero depth.
- Scotland tweeted it was “just incredible to think of the power that can send a shockwave around the world” after the eruptions produced a jump in its air pressure graph
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