Powerful volcanic eruptions, such as the one that ripped apart the uninhabited Polynesian island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on Jan. 15, sometimes cause short-term cooling of the planet.

The plume generated during the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Tonga created the perfect conditions for a "supercharged" lightning storm.

Tonga survived the largest volcanic plume in the planet’s history this year Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai's eruption was one of the most powerful ever recorded and triggered devastating tsunamis.

The powerful Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha‘apai volcanic eruption was energetic enough to create powerful shock or pressure waves that rippled through the atmosphere and all over the globe. The ...

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano shot millions of tons of water vapor into the atmosphere, according to a new study.

An undersea volcano in Tonga shot millions of tons of water vapor into the atmosphere, which might warm the Earth’s surface over the next few years.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcanic eruption in January triggered unexpected stronger-than-hurricane winds in the highest layer of Earth's atmosphere, above the edge of space.

New details about the underwater volcano eruption that devastated Tonga in January 2022 continue to emerge. And the latest findings show that it was such a massive eruption that it had an impact ...

We are not out of the woods yet regarding high food and energy prices. An epic volcanic eruption in the Pacific in mid January last year is likely to keep causing havoc for the planet. The Tonga ...

Planet Earth Rivers & Oceans Tonga eruption entombed deep-sea life in ash News By Eos.org, Andrew Chapman published July 26, 2024 ...

Tens of thousands of overseas Tongans, intimately tied to their homeland, are contending with the pandemic, snarled supply chains and limited communications.