Aid arrives in Tonga after ash-strewn airport runway is cleared with ‘human power’ Updated January 20, 2022 More than 3 years ago Summary ...

As Tonga reels from the powerful undersea volcanic eruption that sent a tsunami crashing into the Pacific island nation — and coated its communities in a blanket of ash — experts are working ...

A new simulation of the megatsunami created by the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption explains why it wasn't more deadly.

A massive undersea volcanic eruption in the South Pacific in January created a tsunami that was initially 90 meters tall, computer simulations suggest.

At the top of a 120-foot-high cliff in Tonga sits a humongous rock—and at more than 650 feet inland, it’s staggeringly out of place. Now, scientists have modeled how this massive boulder could ...

Tonga Tsunami Initial Wave Was Taller Than A 27-Story Building Further analysis of the tragic event in January shows just how terrifying the tsunami was.

A tsunami alert was issued for the tiny island nation of Tonga after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's coast.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga early Monday. The island nation felt six aftershocks but did not immediately report damage.

Because Tonga was settled only around 3,000 years ago, no humans were around to witness this event. “It’s older than the human occupation of Tonga,” Mr. Köhler said.

The Tonga eruption explained, from tsunami warnings to sonic booms The volcanic plume generated record amounts of lightning before producing a blast heard thousands of miles away. Here’s what ...

The Tonga underwater volcanic eruption rivaled the strength of the largest U.S. nuclear bomb and produced a "mega-tsunami" nearly the height of a 30-story skyscraper, a recent study finds.