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Tonga volcanic eruption of 2022 depleted huge amounts of ozone rapidly, research finds
The Tongan volcanic eruption of 2022 caused large, rapid depletion of ozone by injecting huge amoun…
PTI
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"Clean air" might've been a culprit behind the massive warming the Earth is having to endure, experts speculate
The advent and adoption of new international shipping rules in 2020 cut out a ton of dirty fuel tra…
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The first planes carrying aid made it to Tonga several days after it was devastated by a tsunami
Planes were initially unable to land on the island due to a thick layer of ash from the volcanic er…
Madison Hall
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Tonga man describes surviving at sea for 27 hours after being swept away by tsunami
Lisala Folau, who says he struggles to walk, told local radio he was swept away by a tsunami wave a…
Sinéad Baker
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Tonga's oiled-up Olympic flag bearer has raised over $340,000 in disaster relief for the country after it faced a volcano eruption and tsunami
Olympian Pita Taufatofua is providing updates about the country's condition and missing people on h…
Madison Hall
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A Pacific volcano erupted with an explosive force more than 600 times the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, scientists said
Scientists say the underwater volcano's eruption may be the loudest since Krakatau, a devastating e…
Julie Coleman
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Satellite imagery shows the widespread damages after Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami
Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies shows the devastation caused by the volcanic eruption and…
Madison Hall
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The Tonga tsunami destroyed all the houses on one of its islands, government says
A tsunami hit Tonga on Saturday after an underwater volcano exploded, downing the island nation's c…
Sinéad Baker
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Rescue planes are struggling to reach Tonga because the airport runway is covered in volcanic ash
Tonga was hit by a tsunami after a volcanic eruption. Communication lines were damaged, meaning the…
Sinéad Baker
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Body of the British woman who went missing in the Tonga tsunami has been found, brother says
An underwater volcano erupted near the Polynesian country of Tonga on Saturday, triggering a tsunam…
Alexandra Ma
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NZ and Australia sent surveillance flights to Tonga, the only way to figure out what happened after a tsunami cut off internet and phone access
An underwater volcano erupted near Tonga, triggering a tsunami. Neighbors Australia and New Zealand…
Sinéad Baker
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Tsunami triggered by a huge volcanic eruption under the Pacific ocean left towns across Tonga damaged, say reports
The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption has left towns flooded and the capital Nuku'alofa cl…
Bethany Dawson
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A woman went to Tonga for the weekend right before the pandemic hit and has been stuck there ever since
The island nation has not experienced any COVID-19 cases so the trapped traveler said she has never…
Rebecca Cohen,Kelly McLaughlin
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Amazing photo shows Antarctica bathed in pink light after a volcano eruption spewed particles in the atmosphere
The color is from sulfate particles released by an eruption on the island nation of Tonga in Januar…
Marianne Guenot
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COVID-19-free Tonga turned away a plane loaded with tsunami disaster aid after someone on board tested positive for the virus
An Australian plane headed to Tonga was forced to reverse course mid-flight on Thursday due to a po…
Natalie Musumeci
VIDEO: Underwater volcano eruption triggers tsunami in Tonga
An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, causing giant waves to hit several countries i…
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5 weeks after a deadly volcanic eruption, Tonga successfully replaced 56 miles of undersea cable to restore the country's internet
Now, officials hope the 50 Starlink satellites donated by Elon Musk last week can reconnect the out…
Hannah Towey
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NASA scientists say the Tonga volcano eruption shot out the highest ash plume satellites have ever captured
The Tonga volcano shot a plume of ash 36 miles high, into the third layer of Earth's atmosphere. Th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's Starlink starts work restoring internet access to volcano-hit Tonga after Elon Musk offered to help
The tweet from a Fiji official comes one week after Elon Musk offered to send Starlink terminals to…
Kate Duffy
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Tonga's famed oiled-up flag bearer says he passed on a chance to compete in the Olympics again to help tsunami recovery efforts
Pita Taufatofua has raised over $800,000 in relief funds to help the country to recover from last m…