A new study shows eruptions and wildfires altered the upper atmosphere, yet recent surface warming points elsewhere.

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of ...

Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...

When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on January 15, 2022, it wasn’t just a local impact. The explosion punched through the stratosphere and sent ripples into the edge of space, ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash ...

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