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Scientists Identify Seismic Trigger Before 2022 Tonga Eruption; Insight Could Improve Tsunami Warnings
A seismic wave recorded 15 minutes before the massive 2022 Tonga eruption could help scientists improve early-warning systems for remote oceanic volcanoes and mitigate tsunami risks. Researchers found that a rupture beneath the volcano’s caldera allowed seawater to mix with magma, triggering the eruption. This discovery may provide critical lead-...
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2022 Tonga Eruption: Public Observations and Scientific Data Illuminate Hunga Volcano's Global Impact
The Hunga volcano eruption near Tonga on January 15, 2022, sent shockwaves and tsunamis across the globe, creating low, booming sounds heard as far away as Alaska. In New Zealand, more than 2,100 public observations of the eruption, from rumbling sounds to animals reacting, helped scientists at GNS Science cross-verify seismic and atmospheric data....
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Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.1 Magnitude Quake Near Island Nation Tonga
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning.
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Tonga Volcanic Eruption May Help Predict Future Tsunami, Study Suggests
Researchers at Japan's Nagoya University have used the data from the Tonga volcanic eruption and disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere to track the airwaves that led to the tsunami. The findings are now likely to help in predicting future giant waves and tsunamis.
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Tonga's Internet Restored With Help From SpaceX After Big Volcanic Eruption
Tonga's main Internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks with the help of SpaceX. A huge volcanic eruption and tsunami had severed a crucial undersea cable.
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"First Post On Facebook Since...": Tonga Reconnects To World After Tsunami
Tonga was reconnected to the world on Tuesday following repairs to a submarine cable, officials said, a month after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut communications to the remote Pacific island nation.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Working to Restore Tonga's Internet: Fiji Official
Elon Musk's satellite Internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where the work is underway.
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India Announces $2 Lakh Immediate Relief Assistance To Tonga After Tsunami
The Government of India extends immediate relief assistance of USD 200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of Tsunami, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Tuesday.
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Tonga Struggles With Ash, Psychological Trauma After Eruption And Tsunami
Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami, aid workers and residents said.
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"Tonga, Let Us Know": Elon Musk Offers Internet To Volcano-Hit Islands
Authorities have begun to restore telephone links but bringing the country fully online will take at least a month.
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Disabled Man, 57, Swept Away In Tonga Tsunami Survives After 27-Hour Swim
A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday's devastating tsunami has been hailed a 'real life Aquaman'.
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First Humanitarian Flights Leave For Tsunami-Destroyed Tonga
The first humanitarian flights departed for Tonga early Thursday, carrying much needed aid supplies to the volcano and tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation.
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Tonga Makes Contact With World 5 Days After Devastating Tsunami
Tongans could finally make phone contact with their families and the outside world on Thursday five days after a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami completely cut off the Pacific island nation.
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Volcanic Eruption In Tonga Blamed For An Oil Spill 11,000 Km Away
High ocean waves stemming from a massive volcanic eruption near Tonga caused an oil spill off the coast of Peru, closing beaches and halting fishing after the country's Navy failed to issue a tsunami warning.
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Damaged Undersea Cable That Has Isolated Tonga Will Take Month To Repair
An undersea cable connecting volcano- and tsunami-hit Tonga with the rest of the world will take at least a month to repair, New Zealand's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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Scientists Identify Seismic Trigger Before 2022 Tonga Eruption; Insight Could Improve Tsunami Warnings
A seismic wave recorded 15 minutes before the massive 2022 Tonga eruption could help scientists improve early-warning systems for remote oceanic volcanoes and mitigate tsunami risks. Researchers found that a rupture beneath the volcano’s caldera allowed seawater to mix with magma, triggering the eruption. This discovery may provide critical lead-...
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2022 Tonga Eruption: Public Observations and Scientific Data Illuminate Hunga Volcano's Global Impact
The Hunga volcano eruption near Tonga on January 15, 2022, sent shockwaves and tsunamis across the globe, creating low, booming sounds heard as far away as Alaska. In New Zealand, more than 2,100 public observations of the eruption, from rumbling sounds to animals reacting, helped scientists at GNS Science cross-verify seismic and atmospheric data....
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Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.1 Magnitude Quake Near Island Nation Tonga
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning.
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Tonga Volcanic Eruption May Help Predict Future Tsunami, Study Suggests
Researchers at Japan's Nagoya University have used the data from the Tonga volcanic eruption and disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere to track the airwaves that led to the tsunami. The findings are now likely to help in predicting future giant waves and tsunamis.
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Tonga's Internet Restored With Help From SpaceX After Big Volcanic Eruption
Tonga's main Internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks with the help of SpaceX. A huge volcanic eruption and tsunami had severed a crucial undersea cable.
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"First Post On Facebook Since...": Tonga Reconnects To World After Tsunami
Tonga was reconnected to the world on Tuesday following repairs to a submarine cable, officials said, a month after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut communications to the remote Pacific island nation.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Working to Restore Tonga's Internet: Fiji Official
Elon Musk's satellite Internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where the work is underway.
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India Announces $2 Lakh Immediate Relief Assistance To Tonga After Tsunami
The Government of India extends immediate relief assistance of USD 200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga in the wake of Tsunami, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Tuesday.
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Tonga Struggles With Ash, Psychological Trauma After Eruption And Tsunami
Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami, aid workers and residents said.
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"Tonga, Let Us Know": Elon Musk Offers Internet To Volcano-Hit Islands
Authorities have begun to restore telephone links but bringing the country fully online will take at least a month.
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Disabled Man, 57, Swept Away In Tonga Tsunami Survives After 27-Hour Swim
A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday's devastating tsunami has been hailed a 'real life Aquaman'.
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First Humanitarian Flights Leave For Tsunami-Destroyed Tonga
The first humanitarian flights departed for Tonga early Thursday, carrying much needed aid supplies to the volcano and tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation.
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Tonga Makes Contact With World 5 Days After Devastating Tsunami
Tongans could finally make phone contact with their families and the outside world on Thursday five days after a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami completely cut off the Pacific island nation.
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Volcanic Eruption In Tonga Blamed For An Oil Spill 11,000 Km Away
High ocean waves stemming from a massive volcanic eruption near Tonga caused an oil spill off the coast of Peru, closing beaches and halting fishing after the country's Navy failed to issue a tsunami warning.
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Damaged Undersea Cable That Has Isolated Tonga Will Take Month To Repair
An undersea cable connecting volcano- and tsunami-hit Tonga with the rest of the world will take at least a month to repair, New Zealand's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
