Volcanic eruption in Tonga reshaped Pacific seafloor - BBC News 

1:32 That lightning alongside the volcanic eruption looks AMAZING !!!

Wow! When it happened it was clear that it was a massive eruption, but that is insane amounts of ejecta and subsequent devastation. I hope that the people are recovering.

That story went away pretty quick on the American media. I’ve been wondering how bad it was for the inhabitants of the island and how they are doing now.

Thousands of years ago, you'd think it was Hades declaring war

Heard the main blasts from the eruption here, in New Zealand. They were amazingly loud, and gave me quite a fright, as I thought something had blown up near my house!

This is some *apocalyptic* stuff

I heard it thousands of kilometres away in Sydney. Sounded like a clap of thunder in an otherwise clear sky.

It's also a big reason why Australia has had its wettest year on record. It's strange people aren't talking about it more.

The explosion was loud in my country Fiji, Sounded like huge canons with thunder only to find out was from another country, Tonga.

I still remember hearing the loud explosion sound all the way from Samoa. At first thought it was just thunder then realized there was never any lightning - only to find out it was the volcano explosion..

I wouldn't say "how badly" the seafloor was sculpted and scared. We are living on a living, geologically active planet that is in dynamic process. This is what happens.

1:32 Wow, that's a powerful image of the destructive capabilities of nature, a volcano eruption causing lightning.

I remember here in Fiji we saw a huge cloud south of us and also continous bangs since we are the closest to our neighbour, Tonga

It was truly the most terrifying yet a great experience to see a volcanic eruption during this time and for those saying the lighting was looks amazing it was much prettier during night time but it happened days before the eruption however everything is back to normal here in the island like nothing happened except some ashes from the explosion which are still around on roadsides

I can almost see the volcano's eyes rolling over how humans talk about how it was so destructive and caused huge changes in the environment

Why hasn't this been covered more by the media. Way more catastrophic than some of the smaller scale hurricanes that have hit the U.S which still get large coverage even here in Finland.

4000 pyramids wtf thats insane

This could be more specific. How exactly was the seaground shaped? Where are the 2/3's of this mass deposited - did it rain down on the ocean in general? Could this happen again in the same spot?

Thank you! Haven't heard about this.

Most of us don’t realize it but this will likely be the largest eruption we see in our lifetimes

You can see he got his facts right when he got em minions toys in the back

I honestly can't believe a volcano woke me up in the middle of the night. I live in Alaska!

You know its bad when your unit of measurement goes from double decker busses, to Egyptian pyramids

We heard the blast here in Fiji 🇫🇯🇫🇯 !!! Damn it was loud!!!!!

0:54 Okay pretty serious stuff, but the real question is WHY DOES THIS GUY HAVE MINIONS ON HIS WALL?

Why didn't you focus more on the map they made and the changes noticed?

Incredible moment. Thanks for the video

Amazing. Been happening for billions of years before we humans turned up. Pretty special to witness it happening while we're around.

I was unfortunate enough to experience this day (Im a full on tongan). 30 minutes after the eruption little ash particles began to rain heavily for i'd say a good 3-4 hours before it eventually stopped. Tonga during the days and weeks that followed, looked as if it had all it's color plucked away (the ash covered houses, roads, fields etc...). A day i'll never forget

some of the most unkown and smallest countries might have the craziest things happening which is what is going on with tonga

15,000 years ago, in the area of the island of Fiji (Viti in Maori), there was a very strong volcanic activity, the continent of Mu sank. So we are Finno-Ugrians, Balts, Scandinavians, Siberia, Urals, Komi, we are the descendants of these tribes of the island of Fiji. n-m231 haplogroup

I can see and tell that it’s the gods fighting, if you look closely Zeus struck his beloved lightening to hit Poseidon. And just as he was struck you could see Hades trying to blindside the king of the Gods. Fascinating stuff really. Was that Hermes flying away at the end there? Did anyone else see the messenger God?

Strange no ones talking about the fact that if this happened above ground we would all be dead tight now and no one saw it coming at all.......

Heard it loud and clear from Fiji 🇫🇯

Where can I find more extensive coverage?

We have dodged a bullet. If this occurred on land it would’ve been a Pinatubo level event or even worse. A high scale VEI 6. Seawater met face to face with millions of cubic meters of magma. Truly terrifying. Even though the 18th and 19th centuries were quite bad in terms of large volcanic eruptions the lull has worn off. But another event of this scale statistically won’t happen for another 30-60 years.

Also this volcanic eruption is still effecting the weather to this day.

That’s cool. Nature doing great things as usual.

Man volcanoes make nukes like firecrackers

Remarkable

As a scientist myself I am confused when I hear how "bad" it was. From a marine biologist perspective on a micro-local level sure... so are naturally occurring forest fires or hurricanes. This is a natural, and possibly healthy, phenomenon of our planet that has been happening for millions of years. The sky is not falling...

It seems reasonable to assume that the temperature of some of the volcanic debris and super-heated steam, or water vapour, may have exceeded 20 degrees celsius. Can it, therefore, be said that this volcano and other volcanoes like it had affected the temperature of the surrounding ocean water in any measurable way?

remember he's not the only one out there capable of doing that some are still sleeping yet to be awaken

Yikes!! I wish Tonga was like Chillingbourne - no volcanoes!!

and in 1 eruption ,one volcano effected the environment more then man can in 500 years .

I remember hearing the eruption from Fiji loud and clear and thought it was thunder

I just keep thinking of the inhabitants under the water's surface.. they must've been swimming around, with their mouths agape & eyes widen with 😶

We are witnessing geological history! That's way bigger than societal history.

Reshaped Australian weather, we are having a very long wet winter

This scientist has a very interesting office lol

Outstanding

These documentaries already covering this. was a volcano that happened back in 1920s, it's a documentary regarding the loudest noise ever to happen within earth. Spurt was that intense, it went up into orbit. Blew out the eardrums of sailors.

I am in Tonga atm for business and all I can is that the island is thriving and has roared back. Wish I could upload pics here

That one fish: 👁️👄👁️

You didn’t say which coasts??? Is there a volcano like this located near Mabelthorpe in Lincolnshire? 😮

It is 'wow'.

I love the Osprey that Marine Geologist has

Devastating!

Don’t understand why this story didn’t get more visibility.

Which makes me wonder if it was as strong as the Krakatoa explosion or as powerful as the 1815 eruption of Tambora

Yes that is what volcano does

1:33 holyyy

0:44 "How *badly* the seafloor has been sculpted and scarred". Why are you placing a moral value term on a geological event happening upon the seafloor of all places?

The footage is from the day before the eruption, its not even of the actual eruption itself

This is Nature being creative, it is not a destruction story at all 🤔😮😮😮

Mother nature.

greta thumberg says how dare you to the volcano from a hellecopter

The best is yet to come...

Imagine if a super volcano erupted in the same spot

What's the VEI

What year did this occur? This is an old report.

Magnic etmosfera great cunami

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The amount of power that eruption had to change the sea floors with all the waters weight ..

Impressive here about mapping floor of sea. It seems the task was set decades ago ..once I've seen what was internet view . Gaining the solid view helps determine quite a bit. Once the deepest part of waters was shown by Arabian videos you tuber. That split is one needed comprehension.

I was in the air while this happened flying over Fiji

01:32 lightning giving me stranger things vibes. That's brilliant

the end is not yet

Damn this volcano is being compared to 1883 Krakatoa eruption in terms of pyroclastic cloud into the atmosphere

Most earthquakes reshape the land where they occur.

can we all agree our time has truly come

not gonna lie , when i heard her say research ships... it caught me off guard, but then i tried saying it at a relatively fast and clear pace like i would if on TV and yeah ... lol thats a tough one, maybe research vessels

just going to smoke a fat bowl when the trigger is pressed "SO LONG EARTH, thanks for the air and what not" -Phillip J. Fry

Wow

So your saying this is the biggest volcanic eruption since the 1800s and I’m just now hearing about it ?

yayyyyyyy a new island

that was this year? damn

Why they only thought this was a Vei 4 at the beginning I'll never comprehend.

Scary

i'm studying geology and this kind of news excites me!! i'm such a nerd...

Think I remember reading about current events in a book somewhere. About a man who was put on a cross or something

And the cloud is still falling on Australia.

I'm curious, maybe someone could help me with this, would this have been much worse if the volcano was on the surface instead of underwater? I don't know how far under it is, or if when it went off, it was similar to a large enough asteroid hitting water and just basically vaporizing it like it isn't there. I'm assuming it would have been much worse, but would love to ask someone with some better knowledge on the subject

Cool!!!! 😱😱😱😱

What a real Climate Scientist has to say about Global Warning. This Australian Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian Geologist, Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Professor of Mining Geology at the University of Adelaide and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. He has published 130 scientific papers, six books and edited the Encyclopedia of Geology. Born in 1946. Residence: Australia Nationality: Australian Fields of study: Earth Science, Geology, Mining Engineering. Institutions: University of New England, University of Newcastle, University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide. Alma Mater: University of New South Wales, Macquarie University. Thesis: The Pipe Deposits of Tungsten - Molybdenum -- Bismuth in Eastern Australia (1976) Notable Awards: Eureka Prize (1995, 2002) Centenary Medal (2003) Clarke Medal ( 2004 ) Where does the Carbon Dioxide really come from ? Plimer. OK here's the bombshell. The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland. Since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just 4 days, negated every single effort you have made in the past 5 years to control CO2 emissions on our planet......all of you. Of course you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to suppress -- it's that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to live and grow and to synthesize into oxygen for us humans and all animal life. I know, it is very disheartening to realise that all of the carbon emissions savings you have accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense of driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up till midnight to finish your kids "The Green Revolution" science project, throwing out all of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only 2 squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your SUV and speed boat, vacationing at home instead of abroad, nearly getting hit every day on your bicycle, replacing all of your 50p light bulbs with £5 light bulbs..........well, all of those things you have done have all gone down the tubes in just four days. The volcanic ash emitted into the earth's atmosphere in just four days -- yes, FOUR DAYS -- by that volcano in Iceland has totally erased every single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon. And there are around 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out this crud at any one time -- EVERY DAY. I don't really want to rain on your parade too much but I should mention that when the volcano Mt Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, it spewed out more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere than the entire human race had omitted in all its years on earth. Yes folks, Mt Pinatubo was active for over one year --- think about it !!!! Of course I shouldn't spoil this "touchy-feely tree-hugging moment and mention the effect of solar and cosmic activity and the well-recognized 800-year global heating and cooling cycle which keeps happening despite our completely ineffective and insignificant efforts to affect climate change. And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud but the fact of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce carbon in our world for the next 2 to 3 years . And it happens every year. Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping carbon tax on you on the bogus "human-caused -climate-change" scenario. Hey, isn't it interesting how they don't mention 'Global Warming' anymore but just 'Climate Change' ----- you know why ? It's because the planet has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past few years and these global warming bull artists got caught out ! And just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading Scheme --- that whopping new tax -- imposed on you that will achieve absolutely nothing except make you poorer. It won't stop any volcanoes from erupting, that's for sure.

Dang

crazy

I do question "how badly" it scoured ocean floor? It is a natural phenomenon and acceptance of it should not carry any stigma.

Isn’t this how sea floors are literally made?

Probably it's a small sign for what's coming next 😔