The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

After the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption, satellites spotted a strange formaldehyde-rich plume drifting across the ...

Space cameras captured the exact moment the Tonga volcano unleashed the most powerful eruption ever recorded from orbit. The explosion sent a towering ash plume into the upper atmosphere and triggered ...

Credit: Tonga Geological Services A giant volcano may have accidentally uncovered a powerful new way to destroy methane in ...

Unexpected methane cleanup: The 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption produced a chemical reaction that destroyed methane in its plume for more than a week. Satellite evidence: High formaldehyde levels tracked by ...

A colossal underwater volcano in the South Pacific may have revealed a surprising new weapon against climate change. After the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, scientists detected enormous ...

When the submarine volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai in the South Pacific erupted in January 2022, it was not only one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in modern times. The volcano also did ...