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Tonga Volcano: What the Tongan volcanic eruption can teach us about the history of Mars
By Amy Arthur
What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of these destructive waves
By Sally J. Warner
Tonga volcano: a visual guide to the eruption and its aftermath
By Josh Nicholas, Nick Evershed & Donna Lu
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Two people drowned by abnormally high waves in Peru after Tonga volcano
By Marco Aquino, Jane Merriman & Hugh Bronstein
Scientists Are Racing to Understand the Fury of Tonga’s Volcano
By Robin George Andrews
Tonga’s volcano blast cut it off from the world. Here’s what it will take to get it reconnected.
By Chris Stokel-Walker
Ash from Tonga volcano eruption reaches record altitude but climate cooling unlikely
By Tereza Pultarova
Tonga volcano eruption likely not large enough to affect global climate, experts say
By Brandon Miller & Rachel Ramirez
Tonga covered in thick layer of ash, first photos after volcano eruption and tsunami show
By Rachel Elbaum
A lone undersea internet cable connected Tonga to the world — a volcanic eruption broke it
By James Vincent
NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons
By Geoff Brumfiel
New Zealand water ship unloads in Tonga as other aid trickles in
By Praveen Menon, Kirsty Needham & Tom Westbrook
Leaked New Zealand military photos show scale of damage caused by Tonga volcano eruption
By Kate Lyons & Tess A. Mcclure
An Island Nation Covered in Ash Now Worries About a Covid Intrusion (Published 2022)
By Eric Nagourney, Damien Cave & Isabella Kwai
Heard, Felt but Barely Seen: How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World (Published 2022)
By Damien Cave
With a Repair Ship Many Days Away, Tonga Faces Weeks of Digital Darkness (Published 2022)
By James Glanz & Natasha Frost
Pacific volcano: Science will explain event's ferocity
By Jonathan Amos
Mapping a First Look at Tonga’s Devastation After the Volcano Eruption (Published 2022)
By Scott Reinhard & Jugal Patel
Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks
By Tom Westbrook & Praveen Menon
Tonga faces ‘unprecedented disaster’ as New Zealand warns of further eruptions and tsunami risk
By Eric Cheung, Teele Rebane & Rhea Mogul
First images of Tonga volcano damage show entire communities covered in thick ash
By Eric Cheung, Teele Rebane & Rhea Mogul
Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts (Published 2022)
By Mitra Taj, Natasha Frost & Eric Nagourney
How the Tonga eruption is helping space scientists understand Mars
By Smriti Felicitas Mallapaty
Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up
By Praveen Menon & Kirsty Needham