The day an underwater volcano almost wiped out a nation

The towering undersea volcano known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai had awakened, and on a balmy afternoon in January 2022 it began blasting its insides into the sky above this Pacific island chain with a force unmatched in recent history. Experts say it was a wake-up call.

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