The eruption of the 🌋 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai 🇹🇴, in January 2022 was the most powerful since #Krakatau 🇮🇩 in 1883 and generated a #Tsunami with waves of up to 20 meters high.

Proactive action by the government of #Tonga and its people saved many lives! https://t.co/HolZzZPEgc

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Suddenly the wave struck 🌊...
This might be how every #Tsunami story begins.
Preparedness, early action & early warning help us write a different story.
Do YOU have a plan to #GetToHighGround? 👉 https://t.co/ASPKbKsekJ #TsunamiDay https://t.co/yNnHXgUYBX

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In a new NASA #PODAAC Data-in-Action story, learn how scientists used model and satellite altimetry data to examine how the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha′apai volcanic eruption of 2022 caused a tsunami.

https://t.co/UaohRaRtwm

#tsunami #volcano #EarthData https://t.co/tZXkZ59NrB

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🌊 💡Disaster risk lessons save lives!

This is how a young girl saved lives when a #tsunami hit Phuket in 2004!

We must empower the next generation for a resilient future – by educating children about disaster risks.

#GetToHighGround #AreYouReady24 https://t.co/QwnAZG1p43

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In 2004 the Indian Ocean #tsunami devastated the world.

"When we come together in a spirit of solidarity and cooperation, there is no disaster risk problem too big to solve," says SRSG Kamal Kishore.

Discover 8 lessons he learnt from that disaster ➡️ https://t.co/7WbyALtUbw https://t.co/vkAESbnhdE

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This is how the #ClimateCrisis could make rare #Tsunami events more common and destructive 🌊 https://t.co/T306Azzqaf

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The Girl and the Tsunami
🎬This UNDRR-supported short film tells the true story of a brave girl who takes early action & warns her village about a #tsunami 🌊– and it has won multiple awards in film festivals around the world!🏆
Watch the whole film here 👉https://t.co/eeoeAF3OzO https://t.co/SVWvkFny85

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The highest #tsunami wave ever recorded could have easily crashed over the Eiffel Tower.
🌊🌊🌊 Luckily, it broke in a largely inhabited part of Alaska, so not many people were impacted. https://t.co/gmW8K3x8qP

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Tsunami fact🌊: When a massive #earthquake occurs too far away to feel, we depend on #tsunami early warning systems to give timely alerts⚠️, and knowing how to take quick action to #GetToHighGround!

Early warnings save lives!

#EarlyWarningsForAll https://t.co/iI4Uz0CKoJ

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🌊 💡Disaster risk lessons save lives!

This is how a young girl saved lives when a #tsunami hit Phuket in 2004!

We must empower the next generation for a resilient future, through education about disaster risks.

#GetToHighGround #AreYouReady24 https://t.co/pzM7guRi4j

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