It's been nearly four years since a massive volcanic explosion rocked the Pacific nation of Tonga. The eruption created a ...
The ancient Tongan phrase for tsunami is peau kula, which translates to red wave. The deeper meaning of the words became clear to Taaniela Kula, the head of Tonga’s Geological Services, when he ...
A volcanic eruption in the South Pacific was so powerful that its shockwaves left the planet and reached space, new research shows. The 2022 underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption, one of the ...
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New research is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects in the process. New research from a collaborative team ...
The claim: 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption was most deadly 'of all time' A Dec. 23, 2023, Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a compilation of clips including satellite ...
Charlotte Lytton and Matthew Abbott traveled to Tonga to report this story. All photographs were made in May 2023. Sept. 1 at 6:00 a.m. Warning: This graphic requires ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On January 15, 2022, the drowned caldera under the South Pacific ...
Researchers have mapped the magma plumbing system beneath Tonga's underwater volcano and discovered three magma chambers, two of which fed the record-shattering 2022 eruption. When you purchase ...