Microsoft Flight Simulator - The Volcanic Island of Hunga-Tonga

A look at the volcanic island of Hunga-Tonga in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Also featuring a comparison of the area between Google Maps and Bing Maps.
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[@Max_Flashheart]

We heard the Volcano from New Zealand (I'm in Christchurch) 2,727 km (1,694 miles) away. There was also a Tsunami surge up north so the eruption was huge.

[@adinashaina9977]

Remembering when Christchurch experienced that devastation earlier. 🙏

[@siriosstar4789]

interesting perspective . the narrators voice is rather calm and appealing compared to most hyped up presentations on youtube . 👍👍👍

[@norcalrallyx]

We got 1-2ft tsunami pulses on the northern California coast from this. Fire departments up and down the coast were telling people to stay off the beaches.

[@ice6906]

We heard the eruption all the way from Fiji... Sounded like thunder... tsunami also hit coast lines in Fiji

[@debbiesims138]

I hope everyone is safe.

[@ww3032]

Stay safe my friend.

[@NeonDreams7]

"So, I don't want to make a habit of these type of videos". OA- You could read recipies out of your grandmother's cook book and we'd likely be happy. You have the voice.

[@XCCON2009]

This is the discovery Channel/ earth documentaries voice. Soothing to my ears!

[@leahbelle3307]

😇😅😆

[@cbuchner1]

The water mask was probably generated with data from 2015 or later, making the central part between the islands not water covered (despite the elevation being at sea level due to using much older radar elevation data)

[@montyblackcat]

Awesome imagery and commentary. Thank you 👍

[@johncrichton4341]

Very enjoyable and informative video!

[@JohnMichaelson]

Bing will see this explosion as evidence that their "don't update and hope the area reverts to its former self" imagery policy is a winning strategy.

[@SoneGurke]

well there is less island than before now but since they expect more eruption in the next decade maybe updating the maps isn't worth while

[@dodgeuk69]

Excellent thankyou for making these

[@mazdajaune]

Very nice video Mark. Thanks for showing us this area. If I go there, I'll turn ON google maps for sure.

[@louisejeffries7155]

If you go there????? The area has been nuk’ed of the face of the earth

[@philipford6183]

I find these volcanic landscapes quite intimidating - put in a glowering cloudscape and they really become quite scary. Everything's on such a gargantuan scale. Réunion Island, featured in one of your recent MSFS videos, is one such place. Absolutely terrifying landscape to fly over - and watch that verticality - that 8.5000ft high volcanic peak creeps up on you!

[@StarofSolomon]

These maps sound like the setting to a horror movie lol.

[@lamecknicodemusmawelankomo2724]

So far this is the best video I've seen regarding Tonga

[@oxyplik3542]

Mate your vids are rocks !!!

[@logicme847]

Crossing my fingers for the person's out there 🤞 It's unfortunate that something like "International Rescue" doesn't exist. We definitely have the technology to make it real. Thanks for the information Obsidian Ant ✌️

[@adinashaina9977]

Great ideas come in these spaces. Up voting your "International Rescue" idea for times like this.

[@louisejeffries7155]

International rescue???? Nz has said this morning it can not send aid because of the spread of COVID Nz has been closed for a while now yet They have been encouraging the peoples of the pacific in for the last 2-3 month with any of the drama ie tests quarantine etc Go listen to some world renown physicists before they are shut down like the top virologist have been Its Quite interesting what they are saying

[@logicme847]

@@adinashaina9977 Thanks, now we have to find some Billionaires to make it real 😉

[@medea27]

While there's no 'international rescue' as such, there are numerous agreements with countries across the Pacific for mutual disaster assistance... both Australia & NZ have sent military aircraft in the last 12 hours to try to establish what the situation is & how to assist. There's also disaster & a specific volcano response team that operates out of the US (part of the volcano research team that works out of Hawaii) which assists with the science part of post-eruption & future monitoring by locals.

[@logicme847]

@@medea27 Great thanks for this information. I'm aware that there are instances that will act. Still, how does it feel when you are 1 hour stuck in dramatic situation. It feels like a lifetime or even worse. An organisation that could react instantly and give hope to people that are living a nightmare would be awesome for mankind 😉 Crossing my fingers for it to happen one day 🤞 Don't get me wrong now, I'm glad that something is done. On the other side I would not like to be down there waiting for 12 hours to be rescued, if you understand what I mean. Take care ✌️

[@ExcalibursEdge]

Oh man, I need to get my Flight Simulator out again. I have flown around the Pyramids and the canals of Venice. Cool program that I actually got at Goodwill. Amazing!

[@saintuk70]

The weird & rare occasion when nature ended up correcting out of date imagery :)

[@Th3Shrike]

No we just need nature to give some more of that ice back

[@StarofSolomon]

@@Th3Shrike lol

[@rudymendoza6974]

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[@Steamyy_]

Prayers for the people affected during this eruption 🙏

[@casaamaril]

Very interesting item OA, and an invitation to visit certain locations one would normally overlook

[@namelessdata4608]

So cool, never knew

[@iritantNL]

Msfs needs a map update. Most of the island is gone now..

[@johnnybgood8779]

New Zealand is quite amazing in flightsim too. I did check Alaska too. Quite extraordinary.

[@jayrermars8493]

Did you use standard scenery or downloaded ?

[@MichaelCordeiro]

Thankfully news today indicates that the island nation of Tonga seems to have avoided the widespread disaster that a lot of us feared would be the case. Tragically there are a couple of deaths reported due to the water swell, but Tonga largely seems to have been spared of largescale catastrophe.

[@IsraelSocial]

i like this content

[@Jaded-K]

There have been several warnings regarding a tsunami on the Australian Eastern seaboard and I’m worried even though I live on well elevated ground. Stay safe people

[@mrmeowmeow710]

Damm good video

[@leannaerickson9745]

Thank you.

[@babysisdolls3336]

thank you.

[@cmdrvolvic9238]

This is what we need in Elite

[@damobbmusiq464]

These volcanic eruptions around the earth is becoming quite concerning. Am i the only person thinking this. Over the last two years volcanoes have been erupting at an alarming rate worldwide. Whats causing it?

[@stfjinkiojd]

the number of volcanoes erupting is consistent, its just getting reported more recently and plus the tonga eruption is notable for being so explosive.

[@craigbrown7956]

Latest info from Tongan Navy is the Island which was 140m high has now been replaced by a 830m deep chasm.

[@janetbutler2989]

The blast eruption of the Hanga Tonga Volcano was horrendously loud like a bomb blast. Am in Auckland NZ heard the big bang and had Tsunami waves as well. As NZ is in the ring of fire which is the plate that moves when earthquake shakes NZ. Am not surprise with Hanga Tanga volcano had a huge eruptions. It is mother natures work. We are also end time such will happen we just be prepared.

[@shannonnero]

The ring of fire is not a plate in itself. It’s like a pathway that borders around the Pacific Ocean and includes some smaller plates as well. NZ is literally a ticking time bomb, they say the alpine fault will go in our lifetime. Who knows, maybe Ruapehu, or even the Taupo Caldera. Could all be in quick succession. Nature will take its course and there will be nothing we can do about it.

[@mrexists5400]

speaking of the eruption, there were reports of people hearing it in alaska. dont know if those are confirmed though edit: it has been confirmed

[@dorkle9085]

Holy crap! This was a hell of an eruption then!

[@WhiteHawk77]

@@dorkle9085 yep, check out Scott Manley’s video on it, shows there was a pressure wave that went around the world.

[@antonio39776]

In Greece that i live,we had changes to air pressure because of the eruption.. It is quite scary when you think how easy an event like that can affect so many places in most of the planet

[@frenchonion4595]

Pretty sure i heard it in ohio. Sounded like huge hollow metal bins smashing into each other high above. It was quite loud lasted a few sec's

[@charbak9071]

I am from Odisha. We here experience super cyclones every year during November and in December, some times in May. The problem with such Super cyclones is the Wind Speed goes beyond 285 kms to 325 kms per hour, it removes overhead sheds, tins and some times tower and cranes. Windows and Doors are flown away with that destructive wind speed.

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

I really hope that they are able to start getting help out to the island. I heard that the people were concerned about Covid because they had not had any cases of it on Tonga. I don't blame them for worrying about Covid,but something needs to be done to help the people out there.

[@CCelia1953]

You mean "the flu"... that is known for hundreds of not more years! Humanities Gódgiven Immunity Systems and commonsense has always set that straight.... Not Corporations that never cared about our Wellbeing anyway🗣️☀️

[@pamward1623]

It blew again yesterday evening..

[@robsmithracing]

You should do more videos where you fly to small islands in the middle of nowhere. I’d love to see the Falklands.

[@charbak9071]

We are all watching U Tube, go ahead!

[@davidcox8961]

Reminds me of Mt St, Helens. I saw and heard that one go off, but it was not underwater. It was under a glacier.

[@siriosstar4789]

You SAW it go off? can you give your impression . Not many eye witnesses to that event . .

[@davidcox8961]

@@siriosstar4789 It sounds more dramatic than it was. I was floating on a little boat, heard a boom and saw a puff of smoke on the horizon. I was in Olympia. A long ways from the mountain. That was the second eruption. I did not see or hear the first. Got dusted in Oly is all. East of the Mt's got a lot more ash.

[@mikehartman5326]

On the first islands you mentioned the top island is just a small fragment and the lower left island is 1/3rd of it's size after the huge explosion. 95% of the island was wiped off the face of the Earth.

[@louisejeffries7155]

Have you heard the German women volcano expert talking It sent out pebbles you know!!!!!!

[@akizeta]

If I understand correctly, the west prominence is Hunga Tonga and the east prominence was Hunga Ha'apai. When the volcano filled in the sea between, they became Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai. Since January 15th, though, Hunga Tonga has been much reduced, there is no volcano above the sea surface, and Hunga Ha'apai is no longer there.

[@nitwit4947]

Bing is always on the back foot with everything they do.

[@marcosjbenson7622]

How convenient they were recording at that moment looks more man-made 🚀 than natural 🤔❓

[@jishanthjoy1466]

Eastern Australia too hv so many inactive volcanos

[@MultiGoulash]

It looks like Bing maps now after the eruption according to photos i saw today. The crater that was there as seen on Google maps has disappeared completely

[@deanusmore7145]

I think you can boost your viewers a bit by doing more MFS video's as more and more people are hungering for relaxing and casual games. And MFS is definitely one of them :)

[@ArteOriginal]

Hermoso espectaculo nos brinda la naturaleza, pero aveces con mucha desgracia.

[@EricRuskoski]

Awesome Vid! I also explored Mt Okmok in flight sim and google, love the imagery with snow coverage! I'm unsure what your religious views are, but the Bible does have interesting things to say prophetically, regarding an increase in earthquakes (in various places) leading up to the return of Jesus, I've been seeing an increase in Volcanos, which of course, go along with earthquakes, all over the world in the last few years, especially this one, might be worth looking into if your interested, especially if they continue to increase in the coming years! Thought I'd share, Thanks!

[@cbuchner1]

@Eric Ruskoski First we‘ll see an increase in global temperatures. Jesus likes it warm.

[@karunanithin.ramachandran6482]

Do a simulation of part of carlifornia breaking off and falling into the sea after an eartquake , this event is so long overdue that it could happen tomorrow.

[@mdl8210]

Why did watching this make me really afraid of the future???

[@leosingh1797]

wow

[@hoibsh21]

I pray to thee God of Tonga Hunga Wonga Bonga to prevent more eruptions.

[@fv6125]

So it's an easy come easy go.

[@nareswongtat8910]

The north pole mount be bombarded.

[@-UVYX-]

Imagine this being above water. It could ve been like , and if not, more powerful than Krakatoa s eruption from Indonesia that almost caused a short Ice Age.

[@trunki006]

It would be the end of the world then 😢

[@-UVYX-]

@@trunki006 We are lucky. We are so lucky...

[@DanielLiljeberg]

@4:15.... were those lakes on the side of the mountain? :)

[@wilfbentley6738]

So, this wasn't really an "undersea eruption", since the volcano poked up out of the sea 5 or 6 yeas ago. Presently, it looks like the volcano is surrounded by an island. Still pretty picturesque et cetera

[@MrOopsidaisy]

The actual volcano is much bigger. The islands we can see sit inside or on the edge of a much larger caldera underwater.

[@tamalac5170]

It's called NATURE folks.

[@ramishrambarran3998]

It might be worse than we are hoping !

[@denmann364]

It went around the world The ashes will stay for months. This is a catastrophic eruption and it will affect our lives for years.

[@bezgranicprzezswiat4193]

what is the name of the last song? ;))

[@SedonaMTB]

Looked like plume of white steam to me. Then some ash.

[@trendingnews9671]

What happened at tonga is actually known by the nearby Living people

[@aussiezx3017]

if look on zoom earth you see just away from these 2 island about 10km it go off my be smoke when to left of it but look on which way wind going should when right but it didn't all video i watch don't match up were they say go off. i got it just before they block what ever happen on map

[@845SiM]

What was the name of the area in Alaska you flew over? So I can go check it out. Cheers

[@ObsidianAnt]

Mount Okmok

[@845SiM]

@@ObsidianAnt thankyou very much. Saw more pics from the eruption on the news today, the whole islands gone🥲🙏🏼

[@pamward1623]

Imagine what yellowstone would do..

[@incognito7479]

Scarey

[@oldschoolrunescape-demonan2015]

underwater nuke testing maybe. maybe tnamies will be use for war

[@maxengine6277]

4:04 i think this a koryaksy volacno

[@telmomachado1490]

Aviso aos Portugueses, Fiz um Video no KZbin. avisando sobre um Tsunami que vai acontecer ao Sul de Portugal, igual ao que aconteceu em 1755, e anos antes naquele tempo, a ilha de la palma entrou em atividade. agora é questão de meses até o Tsunami acontecer. quem mora ao Sul, e em Lisboa, melhor coisa a fazer é ir embora da cidade.

[@charbak9071]

No loss of life.

[@tetsuyasv1223]

トンガで地球規模の大噴火。地下でいったい何が起きているんだ。

[@dragonshr280]

they use bing not google. and cause of that you wont get new info like you wont. where i live my house is not even there yet. its dirt and you can not see most places. i live on water front. kind of like a big island in the bid of land lol. there is a small town that gone underwater. people dive looking for things here. but we or so far behind bings maps. that you can not even see it. i hope bing well one day update. i seen a google map car last year.

[@meherbabaisgodinhumanform3090]

😮😮😯😯😲😲

[@sethv4227]

Island………. Only some will know

[@MonsterJOSH730]

I was there I'm Tonga of,oto

[@nareswongtat8910]

The world is tilted in the wrong direction.

[@hector8783]

UNGA UNGA TONGA TONGA GUANGA TUNGA, AKU JI JI AKU JIJI...🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@andrewmetasov]

I know it's a remote location and everything but how the f Microsoft didn't update Bing maps since 2015 or earlier? It's outdated by at least 7 years...

[@Petalflipper]

Biggest reason it's a disappointment this game wasn't built with Google Maps.

[@andrewmetasov]

@@Petalflipper yeah, but as you can see - there is no elevation data in some places etc I don't think this game could be as good as it is even if Asobo had full access to Google maps. Or maybe I'm completely wrong and it could be done with almost the same AI, who knows

[@l-ssfhgr6118]

We just happen to have a sattilite overhead. Does anyone think that's strange??

[@sweettoko995]

No because up to 5 sats caught it, and most of them had to zoom in on the erupition since they were taking wide photos

[@l-ssfhgr6118]

@@sweettoko995 Thanks. Thought I found another rabbit hole. LOL

[@sweettoko995]

@@l-ssfhgr6118 np

[@wahidseverenbrandso]

The name Hunga is pronounced Hooongah

[@NamePend]

why can't we just have Xplane 12 use Google earth data?????????????????????

[@090giver090]

Because Laminar don't have access to same sheer broadband power as M$?

[@PhuongPhan-ue1qw]

A Di Đà Phật

[@loveislifechannel3308]

আল্লাহ আপনি এদের সবাইকে হেফাজত করুন

[@TimeToGG]

sad

[@branlee7373]

It's interesting how "naïve" everyone is, in regard to "bad actors" on this planet! The video I saw, showed a "fat boy missile" dropping into the water, and causing a gigantic splash, and then it's visible even underwater for a moment, and then exactly where the splash occurred, the "nuke" detonates! Just before dark, c'mon man, wake up everybody! BTW, the Pentagon loves bombing sh%$, whenever possible! I've been watching volcanoes for years, and this is a first! Selah

[@user-yh1eo2jg7c]

통가는 사라졌다

[@Dj1Crook]

No, Tonga is still there

[@marchelo4715]

SOS...Всему Миру...Спаси Казаха...

[@kevindrake1034]

The news stated the so-called eruption had the power of multiple atomic bombs. Hmmm, that makes me curious about the four missiles that North Korea launched this month. Two of those missiles were Ballistic missiles, all four missiles were directed into the ocean . North Korea would not comment on how far they flew. I believe Tonga is about 1,500 miles from North Korea.

[@sweettoko995]

I doubt two atomic bombs would cause it to explode like that. Plus there were volcanoligists nearby with footage sooo

[@thorawilson1466]

It would be wise to get all those ppl out of there...hard on them, but wise. Too bad

[@danielmconnolly7]

*All free standing waters are level because the Earth is Flat.*

[@suzypcosmetics4257]

omg, this is horrible and sad! stay safe, we wish all the best to everyone! hope you r all well. best wishes suzypcosmetics

[@dochollywood79]

That was no eruption, don't be fooled, it was a missile strike. No lava, no eruption.

[@sjamsirsjarif3947]

VERY VERY SAD....

[@agnesa9548]

Thank You HAARP

[@charlesdobbs2788]

Vic

[@steampup8834]

I don't believe it. where are all the people saying that Volcanoes are not real!

[@salvatorerallo929]

🙀🌃🖤

[@stephanomartinez3508]

Well. If they are all vaccinated everything will be alright

[@susisusi7179]

7 Keajaiban dunia ☝️

[@kadirvarea6517]

havalar çok soguk

[@Ad3Collins]

I need to jump on the band wagon for clicks and likes..

[@shinglowshimglow.6693]

you too see i poto in from gif i joseap out room dlin in at home .