The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano has seven historical recorded eruptions. The most recent eruption, in January 2022, triggered a tsunami that reached the coasts of Japan and the …

Dec 24, 2025 · A rare underwater eruption at Hunga Tonga sent water vapor into Earth’s atmosphere, cooling the stratosphere and reshaping climate science.

Apr 30, 2025 · Research on Tonga's devastating 2022 Hunga eruption has just been published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

Aug 2, 2022 · When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice.

Dec 25, 2025 · The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the southern Pacific Ocean

Jul 4, 2025 · The Hunga eruption was nothing short of historic. Not only did it blast through the ocean’s surface with the force of hundreds of Hiroshima bombs, it also generated tsunamis, …

Apr 2, 2025 · The Hunga Tonga volcano erupted Jan. 15, 2022, from a vent just 200 meters below the ocean’s surface, shooting an enormous amount of water vapor, along with a …

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano includes small islands and shallow submarine reefs along the caldera rim of a much larger submarine edifice in the western South Pacific Ocean …

The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano in the South Pacific (20.55°S, 175.38°W) is the largest volcanic eruption since Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. It injected gas, ash, and water vapor …

Dec 22, 2025 · Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai reach an elevation of only 149 m and 128 m above sea level, respectively, and display inward-facing sea cliffs with lava and tephra layers …