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It was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ever recorded. And it was a wake-up call. Locator map showing Tonga islands on globe, as well as location of volcano in relation to other islands.

Since 2022, the underwater volcano of Home Reef has repeatedly emerged, adding hectares of land to the Tonga archipelago. Successive eruptions have allowed the island to reach an area of ...

An underwater volcano near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted on January 15. The eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, Nasa ...

A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...

Shock waves triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga on Jan. 15 were apparently responsible for tidal surges seen along Japan’s Pacific coastline, according to experts.

On the 14th of January, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano began a gigantic eruption that would go on to peak in ferocity the next day. The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make ...

James Garvin, chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, has explained the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai submarine volcano was “500 times more powerful than the atomic ...

The force of the Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano near the Tonga islands in the South Pacific was said to have been similar to, or slightly greater than, that of the 1707 event. The ...

These processes illustrate nature's ability to regenerate and adapt, even under extreme conditions. Climate cooling: the surprising effect of the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption Icelandic eruptions: A ...