That’s some reach

A new study published April 3 in the journal AGU Advances concluded that the January 2022 eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, which registered as one of the most powerful in modern history, blasting ash and gas 31 miles into the atmosphere, actually produced secondary gravity waves that reached the edge of space, where the satellites we rely on for GPS technology, communication and tracking the weather are in orbit. MSN reported that the findings are “prompting scientists to reassess the potential impacts of volcanic activity on our technological infrastructure.”