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EPISODE · Jan 18, 2022 · 7 MIN

Why are some volcanic eruptions, like Tonga and Krakatoa, so explosive?

from GEO Podcast · host Gary Lewis, GEOetc.com

In this episode I discous how magma chemistry and water work together to create the massive explosive eruptions of Tonga (January 15th, 2022) and  Krakatoa (1883).Support the show

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