Researchers analyzed satellite imagery of the volcanic plume and found evidence that the potent greenhouse gas had broken down. The work could inform artificial interventions aiming to mitigate global ...

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted for the second time in 2 days, triggering a tsunami that hit the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured imagery of the ...

Unexpected atmospheric cleanup: The 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption emitted methane but also destroyed part of it through a rare chemical reaction. Satellite evidence: High formaldehyde levels in the plume, ...

The explosive eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano, in the Kingdom of Tonga and about 6,000 miles from Alaska, occurred on Jan. 15, 2022. The eruption's atmospheric waves were the largest ...

A gigantic underwater volcano became a massive chemistry experiment that could help researchers quantify the success of tactics designed to tackle climate change. In January 2022, the Hunga ...

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. On January 15th, 2022, an underwater volcano being blown into the air was the action. The reaction was the atmosphere and ocean pushing back ...

Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

“It was like a shotgun blast directly into the sky,” said one marine geologist. A New Zealand-led team of marine geologists investigating an underwater volcano that erupted on Jan. 15 in the Tongan ...

Dramatic images from space showed the moment the eruption sent a mushroom of smoke and ash into the air – Copyright AFP The massive underwater volcanic eruption in ...