An island near Tonga that emerged from the ocean in 2015 was teeming with unique life-forms, but the 21st century's largest volcanic eruption completely obliterated it, a new study has revealed. The ...
With just three weeks until Tongans head to the polls, debates over the palace's political role, overseas voting rights, and ...
On Sunday afternoon, just 40 miles off its coast, a powerful undersea eruption shook the Pacific island nation of Tonga. Volcanic ash, along with ocean water from the tsunami, has contaminated the ...
A 57-year-old Tongan man was forced to swim for 27 hours straight after getting swept at sea amidst Saturday's devastating tsunami. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and subsequent ...
In January 2022, the largest submarine volcanic eruption of this century led to a dramatic phytoplankton bloom north of the island of Tongatapu, in the Kingdom of Tonga. A team of scientists from the ...
SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A 57-year-old Tongan man being hailed a real-life Aquaman for surviving 27 hours at sea after Saturday's devastating tsunami struck his island said he went under nine times ...
Members of the Australian Defence Force board the HMAS Adelaide in Brisbane earlier this month, before setting sail for Tonga. - Copyright AFP Jung Yeon-je Members of ...
The island was destroyed by the same volcano that formed it seven years before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An island near ...