Sunday 26 June 2022 07:36 AM Why Australia is getting amazing sunsets and how they will continue for another ... trends now
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Australians wondering why there have been such spectacular sunsets across the country in recent months have been shocked to discover the sad reason for them.
Scientists revealed the beautiful sunsets and sunrises are an after-effect of the devastating Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea volcano eruption in January.
It was the largest explosion in more than three decades and killed at least six people in Tonga with 19 injured, and caused an estimated $130 million in damages.
While Tonga continues to recover from the natural disaster, Australia's more colourful sunrises and sunsets could last another year, thanks to ash, sulphates, and water vapour in the stratosphere.
Australians have been experiencing spectacular sunrises and sunsets in recent months, such as this one over Sydney's Bondi Beach
After the volcano erupted on January 15 NASA analysis showed it burst through the first two layers of the atmosphere - the troposphere and stratosphere - and into the third layer, the mesosphere.
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