The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga has caused catastrophic damage, with homes destroyed and many communities covered in a thick layer of ash. The Tongan government says the country ...

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...

Alexander Matheou, the Red Cross's regional director, said it was likely the volcanic dust and tsunami had contaminated Tonga's water supplies. "One of the greatest needs is to provide water ...

In January 2022, the undersea volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted spectacularly, becoming one of the most powerful volcanic events of the century. It sent a plume 50 kilometers high, impacting ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, from the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Peruvian Navy, they indicated that the volcanic eruption in Tonga “does not generate a tsunami on the Peruvian coast” and ...

An approximately 2-hectopascal increase in atmospheric pressure from Tonga toward Japan was also ... than the expected arrival time of a typical tsunami generated by an offshore earthquake.