In December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. [7] The eruption reached a very large …

Aug 2, 2022 · 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 …

Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is a submarine volcano in the Kermadec-Tonga Ridge in South Pacific, a ridge formed by the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate is subducted by …

Jan 12, 2023 · Remarkably, it was caused by a volcano that lies under hundreds of metres of seawater. The event shocked the public and volcano scientists alike. Was this a new type of …

Jan 19, 2022 · The eruption of the undersea volcano near Tonga over the weekend was incredibly explosive but also relatively brief.

Sep 8, 2024 · On 15 January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai erupted, unleashing a powerful tsunami that destroyed homes and caused four deaths …

Jan 17, 2022 · The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years, according to experts.

May 30, 2024 · Our findings show the volcano can explain last year’s extraordinarily large ozone hole, as well as the much wetter than expected summer of 2024. The eruption could have …

Jan 16, 2022 · The volcanic plume generated record amounts of lightning before producing a blast heard thousands of miles away. Here’s what geologists say drove the event—and what may …

Nov 21, 2022 · In December 2021, a volcano in the Kingdom of Tonga, known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, began erupting in an event that culminated in an explosion so powerful it sent …