The volcano near Tonga in the Pacific Ocean exploded with huge amounts of gas and steam blasting into the air and having a widespread impact. The impact of the eruption was measured in foreign and local weather stations at the following Thai time:3.42pm: Australia, Springbrook Research Observatory7.50pm: Songkhla, regional observatory7.59pm: Nakhon Ratchasima, regional observatory8.01pm: Chachoengsao, regional observatory8.25pm: Chiang Mai, Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark8.28pm: Chiang Mai, Thai National Observatory on Doi Inthanon8.42pm: China, Gao Mei Gu Astronomical observatoryNARIT said this information can be used to determine the impact of the eruption and a similar system can be used for other natural phenomena, such as working out the impact of an asteroid. More details can be found at http://weather.narit.or.th/

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 18, 2022 06:13 UTC