The plume from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai behaved like a mega-thunderstorm that rose 58 kilometers (38 miles) into the atmosphere.
Published Feb 16, 2022
Tsunami waves battered the coasts of several Tongan islands and ash blankets everything.
Published Jan 28, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
NASA scientists have been closely watching the evolution of the volcanic island near Tonga since 2015.
Published Jan 21, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Volcanoes Remote Sensing
Several Earth-observing satellites collected data during and after the potent blast spurred a tsunami and lofted volcanic material high into the stratosphere.
Published Jan 18, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
An undersea eruption at Lateiki Island in late October 2019 has brought new life to an older island in the Tonga chain.
Published Nov 26, 2019
Against the odds, the landmass that exploded and oozed into existence in early 2015 is now nearly five years old.
Published Nov 19, 2019
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is likely to persist for years, maybe decades.
Published Dec 11, 2017
Satellites detected an eruption from a seamount near Tonga’s largest island.
Published Feb 2, 2017
The eruption of an undersea volcano gave rise to new real estate between two islands in the kingdom of Tonga.
Published May 3, 2015
Hunga Ha'apai began stirring up the Pacific Ocean in late December 2014.
Published Jan 3, 2015
New land emerged in the South Pacific after the dramatic eruption of an undersea volcano.
Published Mar 28, 2009
