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
Category: Tonga
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
The perfect storm
Data shows why the volcanic lightning storm from the Tonga eruption was unlike anything on record.
Tonga eruption and tsunami caused US$90 million in damages – World Bank report
World Bank assessment for the Government of Tonga has found volcanic eruption, tsunami and ashfall has caused approximately 18.5% of Tonga’s GDP
Volcano nightmare in the Friendly Isles
Belinda Fraser shares the terrifying ordeal that still remains fresh and raw in residents minds three weeks after the volcanic eruption near Tonga
The fallout from Tonga’s volcano goes deeper than the ashes
It is not unique to Tonga that women are disproportionately affected by disasters and crises. But given the untimely convergence of events, now is the time to underscore the problem, writes Jessica Collins