Tonga volcanic eruption on our country will have little impact .
Academician Liu Jiaqi of the Chinese Academy of Sciences pointed out that we should pay attention to the eruption of the Tonga volcano, and estimated that the scale of the eruption in the volcanic eruption of the eight levels, up to the fifth level or so. In the last 100 years, only two eruptions reached level five or above.
Academician Liu also pointed out that, fortunately, the eruption was in the sea, thousands of meters deep in the sea water diluted the ash, absorbed some of the volcanic gases, to a certain extent, to reduce the harm. However, the ash was still able to rush up to 20 kilometers in the air after being cooled down, indicating that the eruption was on a larger scale.
Wang Peitao, on the other hand, said the tsunami, the largest tsunami wave amplitude of about 20 centimeters at the Shipu station in Zhejiang province, the rest of the tidal station wave amplitude is less than 15 centimeters, is a slight shock, did not have a disastrous impact on China's coast.
Liu Jiaqi explained that the tsunami wave spread quickly, but from the Philippines, Taiwan to Japan's island arc chain on the tsunami to play a shielding role, after the island arc chain, the tsunami has been "the end of the line", the impact on China is negligible.
Chinese embassy early warning
Tonga has about 100,000 residents. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told the BBC that as many as 80,000 people may be affected. Experts have warned that volcanic ash could contaminate drinking water and cause respiratory problems for victims. Tongan authorities have asked people to wear masks and drink bottled water.
Some calls for help are gradually coming in. Tonga's Olympic flag bearer Ta'ufatofa, who is training in Australia, said on the 16th that he had not received any news from his family and asked for assistance from all sides for drinking water and food in Tonga.
It is worth noting that before the eruption of the volcano on January 14, the Chinese Embassy in Tonga has issued a safety reminder to remind Chinese citizens in Tonga to pay attention to personal and property safety, and listen to the local government arrangements. The Chinese Embassy then initially verified that there were no reports of casualties among Chinese citizens. Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced on the 17th that the Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide 100,000 US dollars in emergency humanitarian cash assistance to Tonga.
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