Rather than warming the climate, the eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai in 2022 actually reduced temperatures over the Southern Hemisphere by 0.1 C.

A crowdsourced survey reveals how the sounds of the explosive event travelled around the world, and showcase the importance of fast-acting researchers.

Explore the breathtaking and unprecedented footage of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, which erupted in January and was caught on tape by geostationary satellites. This event ...

The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano may have been triggered by the release of underground energy totaling as much as five nukes exploding all at once, scientists have found.

The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted in January 2022 with the force of an atomic weapon. The disaster has launched dozens of new studies about global warming ...

Almost two years after a humongous eruption rocked Tonga's Hunga volcano in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists have finally mapped the huge magma plumbing system that gave birth to the record ...

Researchers have mapped the magma plumbing system beneath Tonga's underwater volcano and discovered three magma chambers, two of which fed the record-shattering 2022 eruption.

Tonga's volcanic eruption triggered a staggering 2,600 lightning flashes a minute The enormous eruption generated hundreds of times more power than an atomic bomb—and the most extreme lightning ...

The plume generated during the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Tonga created the perfect conditions for a "supercharged" lightning storm.

The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that produced the most intense ...

The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that produced the most intense ...