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The Tonga Volcano Eruption Caused a ‘Superbubble’ in Earth’s Ionosphere, Disrupting Satellite Navigation

With technology increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, it is becoming more important to understand space weather and its impacts on tech. The Tonga volcano eruption penetrated the ionosphere and disrupted satellite navigation. When you hear “space weather,” you typically think of huge explosions on the Sun — coronal mass ejections hurled towards Earth, creating ...

Troy Oakes

GOES-18 image of Hunga Tonga Volcano. (Image: NOAA)