When most of us think about active volcanoes in the U.S., Mount St. Helens, Mt. Rainier and a few others will first come to mind. However, one of the most active volcanoes in the region is about a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...