It was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ever recorded. And it was a wake-up call. Locator map showing Tonga islands on globe, as well as location of volcano in relation to other islands.

Taal Volcano: Where is it located, how was it formed, and what causes its eruptions? The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption was much smaller, ejecting an estimated 400,000 tonnes of SO2 mass ...

A NASA scientist has compared this weekend's volcanic eruption off Tonga with the atomic bomb dropped by the United States at the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 and said the recent episode was ...

On the 14th of January, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano began a gigantic eruption that would go on to peak in ferocity the next day. The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano is located about 64 kilometers (40 miles) north of the capital, Nuku’alofa. In late 2014 and early 2015, a series of eruptions in the area created a small ...