The Tonga volcano eruption caused a 'super bubble' in Earth's ionosphere, disrupting satellite navigation

  • Written by: Brett Carter, Associate Professor, RMIT University
The Tonga volcano eruption caused a 'super bubble' in Earth's ionosphere, disrupting satellite navigationGOES-18 image of Hunga Tonga Volcano. NOAA

With technology increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, it is becoming more important to understand space weather and its impacts on tech.

When one hears “space weather”, one typically thinks of huge explosions on the Sun – coronal mass ejections hurled towards Earth, creating beautifu...

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