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Home » Tsunami

Tag: Tsunami

“Mommy, I’m Cold”

By Olive Natalie Mafi January 7, 2023January 9, 2023

A single mother’s struggle during the 15th of January, Volcanic Eruption, Tonga. “I have never cried this much in all my life.”

Elusive atmospheric wave detected during Tonga volcanic eruption

By University of Hawaii October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

Researchers find a special atmospheric wave during Tonga volcanic eruption that has never proven to occur in nature, until now

Wave created by Tonga volcanic eruption was nine times taller than any other tsunami

By David Bressan August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

“We are under-prepared for volcanic tsunamis,” says Research author after finding the wave created by Tonga volcanic eruption was among very few tsunamis powerful enough to travel around the globe

Tonga eruption blasted ‘unprecedented’ amount of water into atmosphere, which could weaken the ozone layer

By Raffaella Ciccarelli August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Tonga eruption hurled an unprecedented amount of water vapor into the atmosphere that could influence atmospheric chemistry and lead to a temporary depletion of the ozone layer, NASA says

People forced to move within Tonga following volcano and tsunami

By Sanjeshni Kumar May 27, 2022

Volcanologist says there’s a resettlement scheme to help people affected by the volcanic disaster relocate to other islands in Tonga as small-scale eruptions are expected

Mango island community to rebuild on ‘Eua, under island development programme

By May 19, 2022

Mango islanders affected by the tsunamis and volcano eruption early this year will now have their homes rebuilt on the land identified in ‘Eua

Tonga volcano was the most ferocious eruption in 140 years

By Katie Hunt May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

The powerful volcanic eruption near Tonga sent rarely observed pressure waves around the globe for six days and unleashed an unexpected type of tsunami wave, according to studies

NASA mission finds Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space

By Sanjeshni Kumar May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

A physicist says the Tonga volcanic eruption “created one of the largest disturbances in space we’ve seen in the modern era.”

NZ scientists investigate impacts of Tonga eruption

By Jacob Johnson April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

Scientists are on a mission to better understand what happened during the Tonga eruption and how communities can better prepare for any future eruptions

86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem

By Sanjeshni Kumar April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste after huge quantities of supplies were brought in for relief efforts post “unprecedented” disasters in January

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