Rare sonar mapping—conducted before and after an undersea volcano erupted off the coast of Tonga in 2022—has uncovered the unique reasons for its deadly tsunami.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai-volcanic eruption on 15 january 2022. Image taken from a video of the eruption. (CREDIT: Tonga ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of ...

New seafloor mapping of Tonga’s Hunga volcano has revealed the scale of its collapse during the catastrophic 2022 eruption. Researchers found that the volcano’s central caldera collapsed by more than ...

Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...

A collaborative research team led by University of Tasmania scientists has returned from a major 54-day voyage on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator to explore the impacts of the devastating 2022 ...