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Tonga – On the frontline of sea level rise
Early data from the January tsunami indicates that Tonga needs to add another metre to its sea walls to be safe from future tsunamis, writes Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser
‘Is there going to be another tsunami?’: Tonga in limbo a year after volcano eruption
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused devastation across the Pacific Island nation that remains ongoing a year later
“Mommy, I’m Cold”
A single mother’s struggle during the 15th of January, Volcanic Eruption, Tonga. “I have never cried this much in all my life.”
Tonga volcano eruption continues to astonish
Magnitude 5.8 seismic waves generated just over 10 minutes into the climactic eruption near Tonga were picked up at more than 400 monitoring stations around the globe, Scientists say
Tonga volcano eruption blasted millions of tonnes of water into space
Tonga volcanic eruption in January sent as much as 4 million metric tonnes of water vapour into space, according to new research
Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped Pacific seafloor
A survey by experts shows the Tonga volcanic eruption in January reshaped Pacific seafloor by violent debris flows out to a distance of over 50 miles
Tonga volcano sea floor map reveals ‘mind-blowing’ cavity left behind by eruption
NIWA team discover that volcanic eruption in Tonga discharged at least 9.5 cubic kilometres of displaced material, making it one of the most massive eruptions in the world
King of Tonga spotlights climate change crisis and the compounding impacts caused by the 2022 earthquake and tsunami
Tonga urged world leaders to do everything in their power with a renewed sense of urgency to ensure the survival of the planet and avoid a repeat of the events like the Tonga earthquake and tsunami
Tongan volcano eruption unleashed highest plume on record
Tonga’s underwater volcanic eruption produced the highest recorded plume that has extended more than halfway to space, researchers say