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Why Tonga volcanic eruption was so big and what’s likely to come next

Experts offer explanations for the power of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption, which ranks among the world’s biggest in 30 years.

Chicago Sun-Times

First aid flight leaves for Tonga after big volcano eruption

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to leave after the Pacific nation's main runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption

The Independent UK

Tonga weighs COVID safety and aid needs

The eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano, appears to be the largest in three decades

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Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano

Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant Repsol

The Guardian - US

Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up

The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route, five days after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami, as communities awaited a ship with equipment to scale up supplies of much-needed drinking water.

Reuters

The absolutely wild science behind the Tonga volcano eruption

A shock wave, a tsunami, and massive environmental changes — here are all the ways a single event is affecting the entire planet.

Mic

Peru says oil spill caused by Tonga waves is an 'ecological disaster'

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60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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ABC News

Tonga volcano: New photographs show extent of destruction from tsunami

Debris from destroyed buildings covers capital city as nations plan aid missions

The Independent UK

Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too

Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.

ABC News

Horrifying clip captures huge boom caused by Tonga volcano eruption triggering tsunami

The underwater volcano erupted on January 15 near the island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai leaving three people dead, including British woman Angela Glover

Daily Mirror

Before and after photos show scale of devastation in Tonga after volcano eruption

Before and after photos reveal how the massive volcanic eruption has caused devastation in Tonga, with houses torn apart and thick layers of ash visible.

Evening Standard

Australian, NZ relief heads to Tonga

Australian and New Zealand military aircraft and ships are heading to Tonga to provide emergency disaster relief, as the tsunami's impact becomes clearer.

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Tonga volcano triggers mystery waves in Earth's atmosphere that baffle scientists

Mysterious concentric circles stretching several miles have been found in the Earth's atmosphere since the devastating eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai

The Independent UK

‘Exhausted’ British couple reconnect over 100 families to cut-off Tongan island

‘We’ve been the only communications link between Vava’u and the rest of the world,’ Kate Walker said.

The Conversation

What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of these destructive waves

On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean in all directions.

The Conversation

Tonga eruption: we are watching for ripples of it in space

The ongoing volcanic eruption in Tonga began in December 2021, but it wasn’t until 5:15pm local time on January 15 2022 that the powerful explosion occurred. It generated an enormous cloud of ash, earthquakes, and tsunamis that reached as far as the distant coastlines of Peru on the other side…

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Al Jazeera

Tonga runway cleared of volcanic ash, aid flights set to resume

A telecommunications blackout is further complicating the delivery of aid to the volcano-stricken island.

Daily Record

Tonga volcano eruption blast is felt 10,000 miles away in Stirling

A violent volcanic eruption in Tonga impacted on the atmospheric pressure almost 10,000 miles away in Stirling. Hunga Tonga is a submarine volcano that has been active in the South Pacific since 2009. The volcano erupted on Saturday, with numerous

The Independent UK

China offers to help rebuild Tonga after volcanic eruption

Ash plume from the explosion may have reached a height of 20 kilometres, say experts

The Independent UK

Tonga volcano: Why was the eruption so big and what to expect next

The eruption of the undersea volcano near Tonga over the weekend was incredibly explosive but also relatively brief

Evening Standard

British man living in Tonga says volcano eruption was ‘like bombs going off around the place’

A British man living in Tonga said the volcano eruption was “like bombs going off around the place” as the first images showed the total devastation caused by the tsunami.

Axios

NASA estimates Tonga volcano exploded with force of 5-6 megatons of TNT equivalent

Scientists warn ash posing significant health threat.

The Independent UK

Three of Tonga's smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami

Three of Tonga’s smaller islands have suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross say, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago nation

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