Olga Pinto

A series of satellite images show the ferocity of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption. The blast sent out a shockwave that can be seen in the rippling clouds surrounding the growing plume.

The Morning Glory signifies power of a very different kind for the local Gangalidda indigenous people. To the Gangalidda, Walalu, the Rainbow Serpent, creates each Morning Glory – or kangólgi, as they call it. According to tradition, the Gangalidda ancestors ride along on the cloud to watch over their people and their land. For the modern Gangalidda, this is a good omen of the highest order.