The sky is unpredictable, people have bad luck, and so is the country. In this world, no one can predict tomorrow or accident, which one will come faster.
Only half a month before 2022, a natural disaster that worried the world occurred in the South Pacific.
On the 14th and 15th of this month, a Haitian volcano on the island of Hong Aha Apai in the South Pacific island country of Tonga erupted violently for two consecutive days, spewing out a large amount of volcanic ash and gas to form a mushroom cloud similar to a "nuclear explosion", releasing energy equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshima atomic bomb explosions.
It is reported that the huge sound of the volcanic eruption can be heard even by people as far away as Alaska in the United States.
With the violent eruption of the volcano, it also caused a series of severe tsunamis, heavy rains, floods, strong storms and other disasters.
Among them, the capital of Tonga, Nuku'alofa, had a tsunami of 1.2 meters high, and the highest tsunami detected was 1.5 meters high.
Moreover, with the violent eruption of the volcano, a large amount of volcanic ash and toxic gases are gradually enveloping Tonga, which is also a serious crisis for the local people.
At present, many areas close to the coast have been affected, large numbers of people have been evacuated by emergency evacuation and, as a result of a series of severe disasters caused by volcanic eruptions, the communication system throughout Tonga has been interrupted, and the power system in most areas has been paralyzed.
Therefore, it is not known how many casualties and property damage caused by the volcanic eruption.
To make matters worse, however, experts predict that the Tonga volcanic eruption will continue for weeks or months, calling on the tongan people to be more vigilant.
Note that it does not last for days, but weeks or months.
In addition, Tonga's former chief geologist David Tarpin also said that in the more than 40 years he has studied the Pacific tsunami, the Tonga Haitian eruption is absolutely "unprecedented".
It is reported that Tonga, located in the South Pacific, has a total population of only 104,000 people, while the area is 747 square kilometers, mainly composed of 173 islands, but only 36 of them are inhabited.
This means that this round of volcanic eruptions will cause huge casualties and losses to Tonga, and the eruptions will continue for weeks or months, which will also bring more serious challenges to the country.
On the 16th, the United Nations said that it was ready to provide assistance to Tonga at any time and was closely monitoring the development.
In addition, it is precisely because of this volcanic eruption in Tonga that it is not only Tonga that is affected, but also countries such as the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Chile, and have issued tsunami warnings.
Among them, the Japanese government released a message on the 16th that due to the change of tide level after the victory eruption in Tonga, more than 10 fishing boats in the coastal area overturned or washed away, but fortunately, there was no one on these fishing boats at the time of the incident.
At the same time, due to the threat of tsunami, nearly 30 flights in Japan have been grounded.
At present, Japan has issued a tsunami warning, and at least 230,000 residents in coastal areas have been instructed to evacuate urgently, and many have evacuated urgently.
In addition, also on the 16th, Australia urgently closed all beaches in New South Wales; countries such as Fiji and New Zealand are also waiting for it; and the USMETS has also issued a tsunami warning for the West Coast, saying that it is the biggest tsunami threat in the region in more than 10 years.
Ironically, despite the U.S. government's vigorous warnings, many Americans are ready to take advantage of the "great opportunity" to surf the West Coast.
I have to say that Americans really have big hearts.
It should be noted that Tonga is located in the South Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan and the United States, but the volcanic eruption still affected the United States and Japan and other countries, and also caused more than 10 Japanese fishing boats to sink, which is "unexpected and unexpected" by the outside world.
Because, and this, again illustrates 3 points.
1, the volcanic eruption in Tonga this time is indeed unusual, and it can even be said that it is "leading a hair and moving the whole body", and the scope of influence is very wide;
2, the severity of the volcanic eruption in Tonga is indeed far more severe than expected, and most of the Pacific Ocean can be affected;
3, the eruption of the Tonga volcano and will continue for weeks or months, is likely to be a "very unoptimistic" signal, which not only indicates that crustal activity will become more frequent, but also means that the crisis and challenges to be faced by the relevant countries in the future are still very serious.
So the question is, the volcanic eruption in Tonga has affected the United States, Japan, Australia, Fiji and other countries, will it affect China?
On the 16th, the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China said that according to the latest monitoring results, the volcanic eruption process in Tonga is not expected to have an impact on the Coast of China.
Finally, let's talk about 3 superficial points.
1, the climate change crisis is becoming more and more severe, and God's temper is becoming more and more elusive.
At present, due to global warming, the earth is getting hotter and hotter, and various extreme disasters are also one after another. Not long ago, due to tornadoes, strong storms and other disasters swept across the United States, the United States suffered huge losses and casualties; India, the Philippines, Japan and other countries have also suffered heavy rains, and caused mudslides, floods and other disasters, causing also many losses.
Perhaps, these successive extreme weather are the alarm bells of the earth to human beings.
In short, climate change is not far away from us, it not only surrounds everyone, but also profoundly affects the fate of all mankind.
The phrase "protecting the environment and loving the earth" will never become obsolete at any time.
2, we must also be prepared for extreme weather.
Although the latest data predict that the volcanic eruption in Tonga will not affect China, no one can guarantee that if the follow-up situation becomes grim, today's forecasts will not be overturned.
Besides, what if the other extremes aside the tonga eruption? What should we do?
In short, it is still the old saying, think of danger in times of peace, plan ahead, and be prepared to be trouble-free. In the face of extreme weather, human life is closed, even if it is ten defenses and nine airs, as long as it is defended once, it is worth it.
After all, the lessons of the past are too profound to be careless.
3, in the face of nature, human power is indeed too small.
Therefore, when human beings take measures to predict crises, prevent crises and formulate countermeasures, they should respect nature, fear nature, and let human beings live in peace with the world, so that they can go long.
In short, it is still the old saying that it is in people and things that are accomplished in heaven. Difficulties and obstacles are not obstacles to survival, arrogance and stubbornness are.