Tonga

Tonga volcanic eruption: Scale of destruction and assistance offered to the Pacific nation

On 15 January, the powerful eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano near the Pacific nation of Tonga sent tsunami waves around the world.

Tonga volcanic eruption hundreds of times stronger than US atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, says NASA

The amount of energy released by the eruption was equivalent to somewhere between five to 30 megatons or five to 30 million tonnes of TNT, said a NASA scientist

Peru declares environmental emergency on coastal area hit by oil spill caused by volcanic eruption

The oil spill near Lima has fouled beaches, killed birds and harmed the fishing and tourism industries

What causes a tsunami and why are they so destructive

Since the energy in tsunami waves reaches all the way to the bottom of the ocean, the depth of the sea floor is the primary factor that determines how fast they move

First aid flights leave for Tonga five days after devastating volcanic eruption

The deliveries will be done with no contact because Tonga is desperate to make sure foreigners don't bring in the coronavirus

Explained: Why the Tonga volcano eruption was so big and what could be coming next

Authorities by Wednesday had confirmed three deaths in Tonga, with concerns remaining about people on some of the hard-hit smaller islands

Tonga volcanic eruption reveals major vulnerabilities in global telecommunication system

More than 95 per cent of global data transfer occurs along fibre-optic cables that criss-cross through the world’s oceans that leave them vulnerable to a number of natural hazards, including volcanic eruptions and tsunamis

How Tonga avoided widespread disaster despite a massive volcano eruption

Like other island nations in the Pacific, Tonga is regularly exposed to the extremes of nature, be it cyclones or earthquakes, making people more resilient to the challenges they bring

Tonga volcanic eruption: What happened, what we know and the aftermath of destruction

The powerful eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano sent tsunami waves around the world on Saturday as increased water levels were reported in Peru, New Zealand, Japan and the United States.

Why the volcanic eruption in Tonga was so violent, and what to expect next

The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano has erupted regularly over the past few decades, but they were small, dwarfed in scale by the January 2022 events