The Hunga Tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, and now, two years later, new ...

For instance, a recent study found that the enormous amount of aerosols and water vapor emitted by the Tonga eruption had a ...

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 ...

Tsunamis hurtled outward, engulfing villages in Tonga’s low-lying islands and crashing into shorelines as far away as Peru. It was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ever recorded.

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people need to take tsunami warnings seriously.

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.

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 ...

Rising ocean temperatures are becoming even more of a concern as a new study has highlighted an accelerated rise since the ...

Sometimes those events create land (see above), but sometimes they destroy it; the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption was so explosive it destroyed most of the island where it occurred ...

First person - On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea volcano erupted. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883, and triggered a devastating tsunami ...