06

Nov

Tongan volcano eruption unleashed highest plume on record

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The powerful Jan. 15 underwater eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific produced a plume that soared higher into Earth's atmosphere than any…

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02

Feb

Tonga goes into lockdown over COVID cases

Tsunami-hit Tonga said two wharf workers had come down with COVID-19, prompting the previously virus-free nation to go into lockdown on Wednesday, but the waterfront workers were not on docks…

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27

Jan

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Pangai, Tonga – USGS

Jan 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck about 219 km (136.1 miles)west-northwest of Pangai, Tonga, on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake was at…

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23

Jan

Photo Story: The volcanic plume from Tonga’s underwater volcano eruption seen from space

A handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows the atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption in the Pacific nation of Tonga pictured from…

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22

Jan

Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety

When Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano violently erupted, sending shockwaves and tsunami across the Pacific, the blast in the small island nation was so deafening that fleeing families could only…

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21

Jan

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…

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20

Jan

First foreign aid plane from New Zealand arrives in Tonga

Jan 20 (Reuters) - An aid flight from New Zealand carrying humanitarian supplies arrived in Tonga on Thursday, five days after the South Pacific island nation was hit by a…

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19

Jan

Scientists warn of ‘unprecedented’ environmental disaster with acid rain and ash from Tonga volcano

Tonga’s massive underwater volcanic eruption could result in years-long damage to coral reefs and fisheries that are vital to the local economy, scientists have warned.  The Pacific Island nation’s government…

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19

Jan

New Zealand navy ships taking water, other supplies to tsunami-hit Tonga

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday, carrying much-needed water and other supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic…

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18

Jan

Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered ‘catastrophic’ damage-reports

Tonga's small outlying islands have sustained major damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with downed communications and a blanket of ash hampering rescue…

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17

Jan

Photo Story: Before and after the Tonga volcanic eruption

A handout composite satellite image made available by Copernicus, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, shows imagery produced using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite acquired on 2 January 2022…

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17

Jan

Australia, New Zealand step up efforts to aid tsunami-hit Tonga, Red Cross says scale of devastation could be immense

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand dispatched surveillance flights on Monday to assess the damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world due to the…

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