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How the Tonga eruption is helping space scientists understand Mars
By Smriti Felicitas Mallapaty
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By Sally J. Warner
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Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts (Published 2022)
By Eric Nagourney, Mitra Taj & Natasha Frost
A lone undersea internet cable connected Tonga to the world — a volcanic eruption broke it
By James Vincent
Volcano cuts Tonga fiber-optic cable, blocking communication to the world - The Washington Post
By Michael Miller
Ash from Tonga volcano eruption reaches record altitude but climate cooling unlikely
By Tereza Pultarova
Tonga’s volcano blast cut it off from the world. Here’s what it will take to get it reconnected.
By Chris Stokel-Walker
Tonga covered in thick layer of ash, first photos after volcano eruption and tsunami show
By Rachel Elbaum
What the Tonga volcano's past tells us about what to expect next
By Carolyn Gramling
Tonga volcano eruption: How science explains tsunami, extreme blast
By Dinah Voyles Pulver
Tonga Volcano: What the Tongan volcanic eruption can teach us about the history of Mars
By Amy Arthur
Tonga’s volcano eruption and tsunami explained in maps and charts
By Mohammed Haddad
Mud, vegetation on new Pacific island baffle scientists
By Joshua Berlinger
First images of disaster-hit Tonga show entire communities covered in thick ash
By Eric Cheung, Rhea Mogul & Teele Rebane
Tonga faces 'unprecedented disaster' as New Zealand warns of further eruptions and tsunami risk
By Eric Cheung, Rhea Mogul & Teele Rebane
Tsunami advisories lifted in US after waves hit Tonga following volcanic eruption
By Laura Smith-Spark, Sophie Jeong & Dakin Andone
Pacific volcano: Science will explain event's ferocity
By Jonathan Amos
A shockwave from the South Pacific
By Anand Katakam
Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks
By Tom Westbrook & Praveen Menon
All homes on one of Tonga's islands destroyed, three dead
By Kirsty Needham & Praveen Menon
Tonga Map: Early Reports of Damage From the Volcano Eruption and Tsunami
By Jugal Patel & Scott Reinhard