The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the southern Pacific ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brentan Alexander, Ph.d covers new energy technology and regulation. One of the best known and studied volcanic events linked to a ...
Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption in January 2022 was one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
The sole undersea cable connecting it to the rest of the world had been snapped by an underwater avalanche from the volcano.
In April 1991, steam explosions were first observed on a little-known volcano called Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Within 11 weeks, on the afternoon of June 15, the volcano ...
The explosive eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai in January 2022 injected at least 50 million metric tons of water vapor directly into the stratosphere, potentially ...
On January 13, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the start of something big–a massive volcanic eruption on ...
In 2015, a new land emerged in the South Pacific. The eruption of an underwater volcano had sent ash and lava spewing into the sea for over a month. As the ash mixed with the warm water, it solidified ...
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga in January 2022, it became the largest eruption ever recorded with modern technology. The blast, estimated to be hundreds of times stronger ...
Hawaii isn't the only series of islands formed from underwater volcanic eruptions. In 2014, a massive eruption formed the new island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai. But there's something about this ...
Scientists who visited one of the world’s newest and most unique islands last year discovered a mysterious, sticky mud, said NASA. The island is located in the South Pacific near Tonga and is ...