Scientists are on a mission to better understand what happened during the Tonga eruption and how communities can better prepare for any future eruptions
Category: Tonga
86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem
Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste after huge quantities of supplies were brought in for relief efforts post “unprecedented” disasters in January
Three months after volcanic eruption, Tonga slowly rebuilds
Tonga rebuilds slowly three months after volcanic eruption, “still need psychological and social support, especially those who have to relocate.”
NZ professor snorkels over Tonga volcano
NZ volcanologist is making observations to build a detailed timeline for Tonga volcanic eruption accompanied by tsunami and better understand what happened
Scientists to set sail for Tonga to map sea floor following eruption
Scientists to set sail to survey the seafloor around the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcano to help protect people living in high-risk areas from future natural disasters
How Tonga Prepared for and Responded to a Devastating Volcanic Eruption
Disaster preparedness, combined with updated risk information and database and timely assessments of damages and needs, were critical for Tonga’s response to the undersea volcanic eruption.
Scientists decode why Tonga volcanic eruption was so explosive
Vaporising seawater may have caused lava to fragment into microscopic ash particles that made the Tonga Volcanic eruption so explosive, says scientist
‘We just keep going’: The Tongan resort destroyed by nature’s fury – for the third time
Paea family stand strong and optimistic even after losing everything to the subsequent tsunami in Tonga. We’re not quitters…We just keep going.”
Uncertain future for islanders who survived Tongan eruption
Mango Island survivors after the Tongan eruption still have an uncertain future as they await decisions whether to return and resettle or start life afresh in Nuku’alofa or elsewhere
Assessing the aftermath of Tonga’s volcanic eruption and Tsunami
“It is clear that Tongans will be dealing with the aftermath” of the volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami “for a long time,” says Stephen Ndegwa