Scientists return from Tonga with clues to uncover what led to the 'eruption of the century'

A collaborative research team led by University of Tasmania scientists has returned from a major 54-day voyage on CSIRO ...
LAist

Scientists piece together what led to the massive volcanic eruption in Tonga

The island nation of Tonga got its internet back today. Repairs were finally completed on an undersea cable that was severed last month during an explosive volcanic eruption. Now, as NPR's Geoff ...
Phys.org

Tonga's volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent ...
ABC News

Photos capture devastation from Tonga volcano eruption

The government called the eruption an "unprecedented disaster." The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption last week caused widespread damage to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, with a huge ...
Connecticut Post

Tonga volcano blast was unusual, could even warm the Earth

NEW YORK (AP) — When an undersea volcano erupted in Tonga in January, its watery blast was huge and unusual — and scientists are still trying to understand its impacts. The volcano, known as Hunga ...
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What caused the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption, which released explosion equal to five nuclear bombs

For two years, scientists were perplexed by what could have triggered the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption, which came to be considered one of the largest volcanic events in recorded ...
Reuters

Explainer-Scientists struggle to monitor Tonga volcano after massive eruption

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists are struggling to monitor an active volcano that erupted off the South Pacific island of Tonga at the weekend, after the explosion destroyed its sea-level crater and ...
fox17online

Tsunami threat recedes after undersea volcano erupts near Tonga

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has begun to recede, while the extent of damage to Tonga remains unclear. The eruption on ...
fox17online

Recon flights sent to Tonga to assess damage following massive underwater volcano eruption

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage in Tonga caused by Saturday's huge undersea volcanic eruption. Communications with the ...
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Tonga volcano eruption unleashed power of 5 nuclear bombs, students reveal

Two years ago, the Hunga Tonga underwater volcano erupted with devastating force. It was one of the largest volcanic events ...
Newsweek

Volcano Set Off by Explosion With Force of ‘Five Underground Nuclear Bombs’

The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano may have been triggered by the release of underground energy totaling as much as five nukes exploding all at once, scientists have found. Until this ...