EP31 - TOG Ch 02

"you, continued" Aradia starts the conversation with a discussion of the Jan 15 2022 eruption in Tonga, and eventually gets around to revisiting with Essun's storyline in Castrima. Alabaster is as relentless as ever in pushing her to expand her orogenic skills. Picture of the eruption from ground level by Tonga Geological Services, retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html Picture of the eruption from space by NOAA; retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/  See the shockwave in every single wavelength measured; CO2 emissions, air temperature, you name it you can spot the shockwave screaming away from it! https://twitter.com/MetService/status/1482544722480873472?s=20 Video from the Oregon coast showing tsunami wave coming in: https://youtu.be/FfXhwxNIQbM  Red Cross bringing cholera to Haiti:  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/08/united-nations-caused-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti-its-response-violates-international-law.html Photo of Pita Taufatofua at the Olympics, holding the Tongan flag and waving, while dressed in his signature traditional skirt with no shirt. Retrieved from: https://people.com/sports/tonga-shirtless-flag-bearer-raising-money-to-help-after-tsunami/  The GoFundMe created by Pita Taufatofua: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tonga-tsunami-relief-by-pita-taufatofua?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet  Further reading links:  https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074324166/first-aid-flight-in-tonga-after-eruption  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/world/asia/tonga-tsunami-peru.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/ Pronunciation guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiTCAgLhl0Q Fanart painting of Ykka. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/Cha_C_San/status/963943629533442049?s=20  Making penicillin at home:  https://gizmodo.com/in-case-of-apocalypse-heres-how-to-make-penicillin-in-1110902296 Photo of ash covered buildings, partially collapsed, from January 2020 in the city of Laurel, Philippines. Retrieved from:  https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/volcano-blankets-philippine-city-in-ash-idUSRTS2Z9QO  A polished onyx agate, banded with yellow, black, and white. Retrieved from  https://www.mindat.org/min-2999.html