When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga in January 2022, it became the largest eruption ever recorded with modern technology. The blast, estimated to be hundreds of times stronger ...

The ancient Tongan phrase for tsunami is peau kula, which translates to red wave. The deeper meaning of the words became clear to Taaniela Kula, the head of Tonga’s Geological Services, when he ...

Just how big was the January eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano? Four months of intensive science has only bumped up the scale. You could point to the audible booms that interrupted the night in ...

An island near Tonga that emerged from the ocean in 2015 was teeming with unique life-forms, but the 21st century's largest volcanic eruption completely obliterated it, a new study has revealed. The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On January 15, 2022, the drowned caldera under the South Pacific ...

The claim: 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption was most deadly 'of all time' A Dec. 23, 2023, Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a compilation of clips including satellite ...

The violent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano injected an unprecedented amount of water directly into the stratosphere — and the vapor will stay there for years, likely affecting ...

A volcanic eruption in the South Pacific was so powerful that its shockwaves left the planet and reached space, new research shows. The 2022 underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption, one of the ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Hunga ...

A Dec. 19, 2023, Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a person talking about the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific Ocean. "When the ...

The 2022 eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano and subsequent tsunami caused over $90 million in damages impacting approximately 85,000 Tongans (85 percent of the country’s ...

The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption may have contributed to this year's heat, but it's not causing climate change. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...