A Major Eruption Occurred; The Media & Advisory Systems Missed it

A major volcanic eruption of the Bagana volcano occurred in July of 2023 on the island of Bougainville with a population of 300,000 people, triggering the reported evacuations of approximately 8,000 residents. Yet, despite a taller than 50,000 foot eruption plume, warning systems meant to detect explosive volcanic eruption and warn aircraft did not detect this event until around 48 hours later. This video discusses the possible size of the eruption which occurred, where Bagana is located, and what a lava cone is. Thumbnail Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Public Domain, This image was then overlaid with text in addition to GeologyHub made graphics (the image border and the GeologyHub logo) A clarification: Advisory systems and a few media outlets did pick up on this story, but only more than 48 hours after the eruption had already occurred. Note: It is possible that th