The volcanic eruption that discharged near Tonga in January – which caused destruction to the nation and was felt by other countries along the Pacific Ocean – was one of the most powerful eruptions in ...

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted on January 15, leaving the island coated in ash and causing a tsunami that caused even further damage to the Pacific island nation. There were ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

While residents of Tonga struggle to recover from a devastating volcanic explosion that smothered the Pacific island nation with ash and swamped it with water, scientists are trying to better ...

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo volcano in June 1991 is the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century. Understanding how volcano activity may change over time is particularly important ...

SPOKANE, Wash.– In an instant, the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapa volcano went from a minor curiosity in islands of the South Pacific to an unfolding disaster for the small island nation of ...

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano’s effects ...

Volcanoes are emitting up to three times more climate-cooling gases than previously thought, according to an analysis of tiny particles in a Greenland ice core. Sulphate aerosols have a cooling effect ...

Iceland became the focus of many this past week as one of its many volcanoes erupted. Photos and videos mesmerize as they show fountains of lava spewing from the ground and thick plumes of smoke ...