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What is up with underwater volcanoes? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore volcano eruptions with cosmochemist Natalie Starkey.
What’s the difference between an underwater volcano and an above-water one? Natalie explains how this eruption in Tonga was different. We explore how islands like Hawaii form in the ocean and how tsunamis work. What’s the difference between an earthquake tsunami and a volcano tsunami? Also, learn about volcanoes and tsunamis in space…
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