Tonga’s 2022 ‘Ultra’ Eruption Rewrote the Rules for Tsunamis. Now We Know Why

Rare sonar mapping—conducted before and after an undersea volcano erupted off the coast of Tonga in 2022—has uncovered the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tonga's lost villages: Two years on from a devastating volcano and tsunami some islands ...

The bang of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano; so loud it made his ears pop. Later it was the tsunamis, steaming in from both sides of the island. Then, he was gone. "I felt powerless," he says.
The Straits Times

Tonga’s debt to China hinders rebuild four years on from eruption

When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai erupted on Jan 15, 2022, the blast could be heard as far away as Alaska and sent a powerful tsunami crashing into Tonga’s main island some 65km away, killing three ...
BBC

Tonga: ¿cómo es un volcán submarino y por qué fue tan violenta la erupción que desató ...

La erupción del volcán cerca de Tonga el pasado 15 de enero puso en alerta a todo el planeta. El volcán Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai, en el Pacífico Sur, causó una explosión que se escuchó hasta en ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tonga volcanic eruption confirmed as the largest explosion recorded since 1883

Scientists say the eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano was the largest explosion documented by researchers since 1883. An article published in Science found the Tonga volcanic ...
The Guardian

Tsunami-hit Tonga goes into lockdown after workers helping deliver aid catch Covid

Stay at home orders come into force on Wednesday, as Pacific nation deals with aftermath of last month’s huge volcanic eruption Tonga will go into lockdown after recording two Covid-19 cases among ...