NASA: Tonga blast was 10 megatons, more powerful than a nuclear bomb

Re:NASA: Tonga blast was 10 megatons, more powerful than a n... by Ratiofarmings on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @07:49AM (#29992914)

As a non-American, I have no idea what kind of damage hurricane Katrina did. As far as I am concerned, there was some wind. Enough to make international news, but that's about it.

But when I see "comparable to a nuke" at least I know immediately that this is a major event. A hurricane, powerful as it may be, is harder to grasp for a comparison.

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Re:NASA: Tonga blast was 10 megatons, more powerful than a n... by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @08:11AM (#29993137)

>As a non-American, I have no idea what kind of damage hurricane Katrina did

As a non-American, I do.

I agree comparable to a nuke is better, I was just commenting that Katrina for a large number of people is quite different than the other examples and does convey an intuitive understanding.

While noting that intuitive understandings are imprecise.

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