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An island is born from the depths: the underwater volcano of Tonga in action 🌋
Since 2022, the underwater volcano of Home Reef has repeatedly emerged, adding hectares of land to the Tonga archipelago.
Scientists Reveal Hidden Mantle Superhighways Beneath Tonga
A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...
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The day an underwater volcano almost wiped out a nation
Charlotte Lytton and Matthew Abbott traveled to Tonga to report this story. All photographs were made in May 2023. Sept. 1 at 6:00 a.m. Warning: This graphic requires ...
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Tonga volcano eruption unleashed power of 5 nuclear bombs, students reveal
Hunga Tonga volcano event occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on January 15, 2022. It caused significant destruction. It ...
The island of stone megaliths and fishing pigs that’s escaped colonisation for 3,000 years
Known as the Vikings of the Pacific, Tonga’s remarkable residents belong to a land that marches to the beat of its own drum ...
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Advanced seismic imaging deciphers mantle dynamics beneath Tonga subduction zone
High-Resolution Anisotropic Tomography Reveals Mantle Flow Complexity and Slab-Plume Interactions, Redefining Subduction Zone ...
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GCF offers big grant to help protect Pacific countries tuna stock
The funding will support adaptation measures to protect tuna stocks, which is vital to Pacific economies and food security, against the impacts of ocean warming. Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, the ...