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Re:How big was the Tonga eruption? by dylan604 on Monday January 24, 2022 @01:57PM (#30062208)
Yeah, seeing things above the ocean like that removes human relatable scale. Putting it over land masses that humans can relate changes everything.

Now, imagine the struggle with searching for a lost airplane in those same waters. Approaches impossible

Re:How big was the Tonga eruption? by kingsloi on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:35AM (#30072941)
It definitely does.

I agree. Not exactly the same, but I live on the southern shoreline of Lake Michigan, and every year/summer, it claims the lives of many people (mainly swimmers). I've watched coast guard helicopters, drones, boats cover (what seems to be) every foot of the few square miles the person was last seen, and still be unsuccessful at finding the missing person. Unimaginable scale when compared to the Pacific!