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Tonga covered in thick layer of ash, first photos after volcano eruption and tsunami show
By Rachel Elbaum
Minimal damage in Southern California after tsunami advisory in the West
By Anh Do, Ian James & Harriet Ryan
A shockwave from the South Pacific
By Anand Katakam
A lone undersea internet cable connected Tonga to the world — a volcanic eruption broke it
By James Vincent
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Two people drowned by abnormally high waves in Peru after Tonga volcano
By Marco Aquino, Hugh Bronstein & Jane Merriman
Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand and Australia send planes to assess tsunami damage
By Joshua Mcdonald & Kate Lyons
What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of these destructive waves
By Sally J. Warner
Tonga volcano dwarfed biggest nuclear blasts ever seen, monitor says
By Kelly Kizer Whitt
First contactless aid flights arrive in disaster-hit Tonga as islands aim to keep Covid-19 out
By Sophie Jeong, Jake Kwon & Rhea Mogul
'Once in a THOUSAND years': Death toll unknown on Tonga after huge underwater volcano sparks tsunami
By Chris Jewers
What you need to know about the Tonga volcano and the Pacific Ring of Fire
By Rachel Pannett, Erin Cunningham & Matthew Cappucci
British woman swept away by wave while trying to save dogs is first Tonga tsunami death, family says
By Jordan Mendoza
Tonga Map: Early Reports of Damage From the Volcano Eruption and Tsunami
By Scott Reinhard & Jugal Patel
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 Volcano: What the Tongan volcanic eruption can teach us about the history of Mars
By Amy Arthur
What the Tonga volcano's past tells us about what to expect next
By Carolyn Gramling
Scientists Are Racing to Understand the Fury of Tonga's Volcano
By Robin George Andrews
Tonga’s volcano eruption and tsunami explained in maps and charts
By Mohammed Haddad
Pacific volcano: Science will explain event's ferocity
By Jonathan Amos
First images of Tonga volcano damage 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
Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up
By Kirsty Needham & Praveen Menon
New Zealand water ship unloads in Tonga as other aid trickles in
By Kirsty Needham, Praveen Menon & Tom Westbrook
Water crisis looms as residents tackle debris in tsunami-hit Tonga
By Kirsty Needham, Praveen Menon & Tom Westbrook
Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks
By Praveen Menon & Tom Westbrook
All homes on one of Tonga's islands destroyed, three dead
By Kirsty Needham & Praveen Menon