The Pacific Island nation of Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday, after a massive volcanic blast that crippled communications and stalled emergency relief efforts.

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...

Then, a roar from below the water. The towering undersea volcano known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai had awakened, and on a balmy afternoon in January 2022 it began blasting its insides into the ...

While scientists already knew about the ancient volcanic blast, the new research has revealed ... ago was 15 times bigger than record-breaking Tonga eruption The sediment hauled to the surface ...

The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make headlines ... Incidentally, though, the powerful blast of the Hunga Tonga eruption was picked up at all 53 infrasound monitoring stations ...

Many wondered why the blast was so big ... Cronin said the power of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano ranks among the world’s biggest over the past 30 years, and the ...

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.

An curved arrow pointing right. An underwater volcanic eruption has contaminated water, destroyed homes, and cut off communication in Tonga. The scale of damage is still unknown. More from News An ...

A new “major” volcanic eruption was detected in Tonga, where some 80,000 people are at risk of suffering the consequences of the one that caused a tsunami in the Pacific two days ago, a ...

New research from a collaborative team featuring Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Dr. Andrew Dessler is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and ...

A second, domestic fiber-optic cable that connects Tonga’s smaller islands to the main island could prove much more difficult to repair. Fonua said that cable runs near the undersea volcano ...