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 ...
The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.
Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously thought, according to an international group led by University of Auckland and ...
On January 15, 2022, a volcano on the floor of the South Pacific exploded with enough force to punch a plume 35 miles into the sky. Scientists expected the usual aftermath: sulfur aerosols drifting ...
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 ...
A crowdsourced survey reveals how the sounds of the explosive event travelled around the world, and showcase the importance of fast-acting researchers. Reading time 3 minutes A satellite image of the ...
After the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption, satellites spotted a strange formaldehyde-rich plume drifting across the ...
Fifteen minutes before the massive January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, a seismic wave was recorded by two distant seismic stations. The researchers propose that the seismic ...
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South ...
Scientists have proposed an alternative explanation for why the record-shattering Tonga volcanic eruption of 2022 was so violent: The explosion may have been triggered by gas, rather than by a ...
On 15 January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai erupted, unleashing a powerful tsunami that destroyed homes and caused four deaths throughout Tonga. Another lasting effect of this ...