ENVIRONMENT

Tonga, a small island nation located in the South Pacific, was hit by a massive undersea eruption in January 2022. The eruption caused significant damage to the surrounding area, particularly on the western side of the main island of Tongatapu. According to a study published in Science Advances, the 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga […]

According to a study published in Science Advances, the 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano was larger than any natural explosion in the past century or any US nuclear explosion. The eruption was comparable in magnitude to the Krakatau volcanic explosion near Indonesia in 1883, which claimed over 36,000 lives. The research

Data collected from the small islands of ‘Atata, Malinoa, and Fafa, which were affected by a tsunami, will be utilized to create inundation forecast models for future volcanic tsunami events in Tonga. The tsunami caused significant damage to the islands, with wave heights estimated to have reached 7m, 6.5m, and 6m above sea level on

During his recent visit to Australia, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Lord Tu’i’afitu, paid a visit to Geoscience Australia to express Tonga’s gratitude to the staff for their response to the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption that occurred on January 15. The visit also aimed to explore opportunities for collaboration on the monitoring and

The Tongan government and the Government of Japan have signed a cooperation agreement to address the issue of abandoned vehicles in Tonga. There are currently an estimated 30,000 scrapped cars in Tonga that are piled up on dumping sites. To tackle this issue, car compacting machines will be introduced to the country. Japan’s Ambassador said